Did you know that carnivorous plants lurk in our area? The “business end” of our region’s carnivorous “purple pitcher plant” remains intact and leathery through the winter season, turning from bright ...

Plants, often perceived as passive, exhibit surprising adaptations mirroring animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and parasitic witchweed to heat-generating skunk cabbage and deceptive ...

Jessica Bernardin, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences and a Boise State alum, recently published her article “Bacterial community function increases leaf growth in a ...

At over 4,000 acres, Tarkiln Bayou Preserve is home to four species of endangered pitcher plants as well as other rare and endangered plant species. The carnivorous white-topped pitcher plant is ...

From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved significantly over the past two centuries. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels Imagine -- it's the mid-1800s, and you're riding your ...

Pith helmets The first head protection concept introduced to the biking world was a hat made from pith, which is the spongy rind found in the stem of sola plants, aeschynomene aspera. Pith helmet ...

In the beginning, there was the pith helmet. The first head protection concept introduced to the biking world was a hat made from pith, which is the spongy rind found in the stem of sola plants ...

Pith helmets The first head protection concept introduced to the biking world was a hat made from pith , which is the spongy rind found in the stem of sola plants, aeschynomene aspera. Pith helmet ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made another free agent signing, adding right-handed pitcher Sam Carlson, he announced himself on social media. Carlson, who hasn't pitched above Double-A in his ...