Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien ...

"The vegetable kingdom in Mars, instead of having green for a dominant colour, is of a vivid bloodred tint." H G Wells's vision of Martian plant-life in his science fiction epic The War of the Worlds ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fossil that does not match any known species of flowering plants, an advance that sheds more light on the planet’s ancient diversity. Researchers first spotted the ...

Alien life could take many different forms, but one possibility is captivating scientists: alien "plants". What would they look like? And how could we find them? On the Orion arm of the Milky Way ...

They look like the gaping bloody jaws of an alien monster, but this is actually a carnivorous plant which has evolved to capture insects. The new flesh eating hybrid has been created by US based ...

There are now more alien species of plant in Britain than native varieties according to the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland – with more than half of all native species declining in population ...

The common ragweed plant (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) has spread rapidly in Europe and has intensified the pollen season for many allergy sufferers. Now the plant has arrived in Norway. Common ragweed ...

The plant was entirely unique, with features no modern plant shares, making it an outsider in the fossil record A MIND-boggling discovery has left scientists even more puzzled about one of the most ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A newly discovered carnivorous plant has been named after the Surrealist artist H.R. Giger, best known for his work on the film Alien Nepenthes 'H.R. Giger' has been named after the late Surrealist ...