In scientists' eyes, each leaf of the northern pitcher plant is a small ecosystem. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Pitcher plants have pitcher-shaped leaves with nectar in them that attract and trap prey. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, northern purple pitcherplants are native to Preston ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — These plants are perfect for Halloween, and while some are only scary-looking, others can be ...

The Purple Pitcher Plant is a North American native, mainly found in bogs and swamps. Its tubular, purple-hued leaves evolved to trap and digest insects, making it a fascinating carnivorous plant.

Here’s how. Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how. Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse. Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse. New type of carnivorous plant found in ...

But nature has so much more to it! Did you know some plants actually eat animals? Yes, it is indeed true and immensely fascinating, right? These carnivorous plant species have unique ways of ...

as well as various pitcher plants (species of Sarracenia) which are rather broadly distributed in the Southeast. Our Mystery Plant (Purple bladderwort, Utricularia purpurea), however, is a ...

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

Padua’s botanical garden in northern Italy traces its history back to 1545 and lays claim to be the oldest in existence. In ...

Many carnivorous plants have special glands that secrete enzymes powerful enough to penetrate the hard exoskeleton of insects so they can absorb nutrients from inside their prey. But the purple ...

A northern blot is a laboratory method used to detect specific RNA molecules among a mixture of RNA. Northern blotting can be used to analyze a sample of RNA from a particular tissue or cell type ...

Milford traveled to Walled Lake Northern to make up a rained out baseball game on a blustery Tuesday. The teams were locked in a good old fashioned pitcher’s duel but the Knights got the upper ...