With gothic glee, Amy Stewart takes us through plants that tighten throats, paralyze nerves, induce hallucinations or seizures, and stop the heart.
"I wanted this book, Wicked Plants – The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities to be creepy enough to appeal to people who like murder mysteries," Stewart says picked by Bingo 5 months ago

U.S. scientists have found tropical plants might be more adaptable than thought to changing rainfall patterns accompanying global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Botanicalls project is fundamentally about communication between plants and people. We are empowering both by inventing new avenues of interaction. Plants that might otherwise be neglected are given the ability to call and text message people to request assistance. People who are unsure of their ability to effectively care for growing things are given visual and aural clues using common human ... read full post picked by bingo 12 months ago

Plants soak up an incredible amount of sunlight, absorbing 95% of its energy. Amazingly they do this with very little loss of sunlight as heat because they manage to convert the light into carbohydrates in one million billionths of a second. How plants manage this feat has been a mystery. A possible answer has now been found and it opens up new mysteries. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are alerted that the plant is already ”˜occupied’. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Pervy Plants, Flirty Flora, and Ribald Redwoods! Oh My! I don't know, for some reason I get out in nature and feel like making love ... picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Plants chatter amongst themselves to spread information, a lot like humans and other animals, new research suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ever hear of a carnivorous plant? What about a plant that smells like rotting meat when it blooms? It may sound like something out of a horror movie or science fiction novel but these plants really exist. Here is a list of the World's Strangest Plants: picked by eranjack 1 year ago

The Prince of Wales was right all along. Plants really do like it if you talk to them.

What he did not know is that they prefer to hear a woman’s voice. And what really encourages them to grow is a direct descendant of Charles Darwin. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ten of the coolest plants on earth. It includes plants that can eat insects, move rapidly, come back to life, and even one that grows in the shape of a fractal. A must read for people even somewhat interested in plants. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Ugly or intriguing? You be the judge in this battle of the aesthetically challenged to find the world's ugliest plant. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A new process may allow plants to become the root of chemicals, plastics and fuels rather than oil. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Chrysler said it will close all 30 of its manufacturing plants for a month starting Friday.

The company needs to match production with slowing demand and conserve cash.
*the end is near* picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

What color will alien plants be? The question matters scientifically because the surface color of a planet can reveal whether anything lives there—specifically, whether organisms collect energy from the parent star by the process of photosynthesis. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Carrots might not scream when pulled from the ground, but new technology is giving vegetables a voice in how they are raised. Microchipped plants can now send text messages to a farmer's cell phone and ask for water. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Plants allow parts of themselves to die off in a bid to save themselves from complete destruction, Austrian scientists claim to have discovered. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Michigan State University plant scientists have discovered another piece of the genetic puzzle that controls how plants respond to high temperatures. That may allow plant breeders to create new varieties of crops that flourish in warmer, drier climates. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Although many plants are beneficial to human beings there are also certain varieties that have been proven to be harmful and fatal to humans. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Two plants that were thought to have been extinct since the late 1800s have been rediscovered in far northern Australia, according to an official report released on Saturday.

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