It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...

Weathering and erosion slowly chisel ... at cliffs and rakes the fragments back and forth into fine sand. Plants and animals also take a heavy toll on Earth's hardened minerals.

Over time, weathering of Earth's silicate rocks ... on the future lifespan of the biosphere." Reduced plant life will of course reduce animal life too, from a lack of food and a very extreme ...

Within the animal kingdom, a naturally produced molecule known as itaconate serves a prominent role in the immune system as a defensive agent against viruses and inflammation. Itaconate is classified ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom ...

Imagine being a paleontologist exploring Utah’s Jurassic-aged rocks. Imagine discovering the bones of a 20-meter-long, 20-ton herbivorous dinosaur. Then consider: How could any beast become so big?

Freeze-thaw weathering occurs when rocks are porous ... The process repeats itself until the rock splits entirely. Plants and animals can have an effect on rocks. Roots burrow into the rock ...

A collaborative study reveals the distinct mechanisms by which plants and animals respond to climate change in their life-cycle phenology. This research, led by Piao Shilong's team and Zhang Yao's ...

There are just some things that insert themselves where they are unwanted, and when plants and animals insert themselves into areas they aren't supposed to be in it can damage an ecosystem.