In 1860, soon after he encountered his first carnivorous plant—the sundew Drosera—on an English heath, the author of Origin of Species wrote, "I care more about Drosera than the origin of all ...

A carnivorous plant that fascinated Charles Darwin is able to increase its number of "tentacles" when nutrients from the ground are scarce, researchers say. The round-leaved sundew can therefore ...

Imagine a world where plants don’t just sway gently in the breeze, but actively hunt, trap, and digest animals. It sounds ...

Carnivorous plants can be found on every continent except Antarctica and there are many species native to the UK including sundews, butterworts and bladderworts. Common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris ...

Besides the moss, peat also grows this beautiful purple heather and these crazy carnivorous plants - the butterwort and… CONNOR: Sundew! Oh yes. The peat doesn’t have all the nutrients plants ...