Scientists Confirm Darwin Was Right About Carnivorous Saxifraga Plants
More than 150 years after Charles Darwin suspected that certain saxifrage plants caught insects, scientists confirmed he was right. Researchers proved that Saxifraga candelabrum traps gnats with sticky glandular hairs, produces digestive enzymes, and absorbs nutrients, validating the naturalist’s nineteenth-century observations using modern technology. Charles Darwin spent decades fascinated by the natural world, noting in … Read more