Orangutan pitcher plant (Nepenthes pongoides) just discovered in Sabah, on the tropical island of ... [+] Borneo. (Credit: Alastair Robinson.) An international team of botanists report they have ...

Carnivorous plants are interesting members of the plant world that have evolved to trap and digest animals, mostly insects, to survive. These plants thrive in places where the soil is poor in ...

A newly described species of pitcher plant, one of the largest and furriest ever found, has been identified on a wild mountain in Borneo, Malaysia. The underside of the leaves of Nepenthes ...

This discovery was published in the paper: “Sabah's hidden giant: Nepenthes pongoides (Nepenthaceae), a micro-endemic tropical pitcher plant from northern Borneo. Australian Journal of Botany 72 ...

More information: Alviana Damit et al, Sabah's hidden giant: Nepenthes pongoides (Nepenthaceae), a micro-endemic tropical pitcher plant from northern Borneo, Australian Journal of Botany (2024).

Scientists have discovered a new species of pitcher plant with leaves covered in hairs that resemble orangutan fur. It is ...

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz has died at age 37, the team announced. Matusz, a former first-round pick, played for the Orioles from 2009 to 2016. According to a Phoenix Police ...

“It was amazing,” he said. Dr Alastair Robinson in a jungle in Sabah, Malaysia, with the newly identified tropical pitcher plant Nepenthes pongoides. Robinson, who as a boy was a fan of the ...

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz, a first-round draft pick who won a World Series ring with the Chicago Cubs, was found dead in a Phoenix home, police said Wednesday. He was 37.

Catcher Riley Adams and relief pitcher Derek Law both agreed to deals ahead of the deadline, which left four players remaining to negotiate with. If no deal was reached, the two sides would have ...

Cultivating a thriving collection of nepenthes, or pitcher plants, can be a gratifying pursuit for plant enthusiasts. These carnivorous beauties are renowned for their distinctive insect-trapping ...

The San Diego Padres made an under-the-radar move back on Dec. 20, 2024, signing pitcher Jake Higginbotham to a minor league deal. Higginbotham was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round ...