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Firefighters race to save the world’s largest tree as wildfires rage
California firefighters have wrapped the bases of the world's largest trees in fire-resistant aluminum blankets to protect them from a wildfire that is raging nearby.
Rare 'zombie fingers' parasitic fungus is hanging on (barely) in Australia
Scientists recently found that a fungus resembling zombies' fingers is more widespread in Australia than anyone suspected.
$1.2 million worth of rare, stolen cactuses confiscated and returned to Chile
Officials have returned stolen cactuses to Chile, after recovering the rare plants during two raids in Italy in 2020.
Flowers use the smell of death to lure and imprison coffin flies
This is the first time that a flower has been found to mimic the scent of dead insects, according to a new study.
1st time-lapse of rare moonflower blooming is stunning
The blooming process of a moonflower cactus has been captured on video for the first time and was watched by over 400,000 people online.
Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eat
These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects.
World's ugliest orchid looks like a soul-sucking, eyeless worm
Orchids are usually prized for their loveliness, but a newly described species is no beauty.
Sexy, stinky corpse plant blooms to life on livestream (watch here)
Streaming video from NYC offers a stink-free view of the notoriously malodorous corpse plant in bloom.
