Galegine compound in plant formed blueprint for metformin drug, but without the toxic side-effects

Goat’s rue or French lilac, Galega officinalis, is a wild plant and often grown in gardens for its cl…

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvae

Plants are superb at enticing animals to pollinate their flowers or carry off their seed…

Cycads are ancient palm-like plants that appeared 275m years ago, long before flowering plants evolved

Cycads are ancient palm-like plants that appeared 275m years ago, long before flowering plants ev…

Nepenthes khasiana oozes an enticing liquid on the rim of its pitchers that tempts its prey into a deadly trap

A carnivorous pitcher plant has recently been found to use a chemical nerve agent to drug…