Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.

Beetle Trap Plant: Parasitic, no chlorophyll, mimics fungi, attracts dung beetles, carrion beetles. Alien-like appearance, ...

Most plants are autotrophs because they make their own food by photosynthesis. But for every rule there is an exception. Some plants are non-photosynthetic and parasitic, obtaining their food through ...

You can get chlorophyll in many forms, including pills, tablets and liquids, as well as dark leafy green veggies. Photo Credit: Moment RF/Getty Images Chlorophyll is a pigment in plants that makes ...

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked up by an ancestor, ...

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make ...