Inspired by the Venus flytrap, scientists have invented a material that might improve human lives.

Around the world, scientists are putting seeds to sleep for up to thousands of years.

Work has begun on a Web site called the Encyclopedia of Life, which aims to catalog every species on Earth.

The world’s largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.

A vine that feeds on other plants finds its victims by their smell.

Scientists are organizing knowledge of all living things into a single evolutionary tree.

Plants, animals, and other natural objects may bear patterns that resemble letters, numbers, and other figures.