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Bladderworts boast the fastest carnivorous traps on Earth.

Forests took millions of years to evolve after the first land plants arrived, waiting for precursors to roots and branches to arrive and for CO2 levels to get just right.

Using a new computer model to determine the age of the tree, it was found that the Gran Abuelo could be roughly 5,400 years old.

Here's why grass is green and not blue or purple.

The largest coastal redwoods tower more than 350 feet above the ground.

The Cambodian Ministry of Environment has asked people to stop collecting a carnivorous plant that resembles a penis, after footage appeared on social media of people picking the rare plant.

Trees don't fit into a species, family or even an order. So do they really exist, scientifically speaking?

Ancient trees, some close to 1,000 years old, may have a big impact on the forests where they grow.