Hydnora is one of the strangest flowering plants ever discovered, a subterranean parasite that survives entirely by draining nutrients from the roots of other plants . It spends most of its life ...

Earth hosts a variety of alien-like species, from the ribbon worm and syphonophore to the carnivorous pitcher plant and star-nosed mole, showcasing extreme adaptations. After being arrested, Chinese ...

The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries.