Giant, flesh-eating plants have long fascinated the public imagination, from the bloodthirsty bud in Little Shop of Horrors to the piranha plants in Super Mario Bros. In the natural world, carnivorous ...

What was supposed to be a simple online plant order turned into a botanical mystery—and now internet users are on the case. A man ordered a "Venus flytrap" from an overseas seller, only to receive a ...

A new North Carolina specialty license highlights the native Venus flytrap found growing in the wild in several locations in the Cape Fear Region, including in the Fayetteville area and around Fort ...

The Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County, North Carolina, is a biodiversity hotspot featuring diverse plant and animal life. The preserve is home to 14 carnivorous plant species and rare animals ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently determined that the Venus flytrap “is not facing an imminent threat of extinction now or in the foreseeable future and therefore ...

Lydia Patrick is a Newsweek Life and Trends Reporter based in London, focusing on emerging trends, human interest stories, and women's issues. She previously uncovered a growing pattern of knife crime ...