The plants are sometimes present in the thousands, and they can produce a brilliant floral display in the fall.

Rattlesnake plants (Calathea lancifolia) have eye-catching patterns on the leaves with vibrant coloring. Hailing from Brazilian rainforests, these plants thrive when you place them in an environment ...

The rattlesnake plant stands out as an attractive indoor houseplant known for its relatively easy-to-care requirements. The plant has wavy leaves and distinctive markings reminiscent of the slithering ...

the world's largest copper producer announced that it will begin construction on a long-delayed US$1 billion desalination plant this year to supply its largest operations in northern Chile.

Of those, about 5 are fatal. During his time as part of the Hardwood Ecosystems Experiment, MacGowan realized that even when looking, finding a rattlesnake is not an easy task.

Each plant only produces male or female flowers, but scientists do not yet know what pollinates them. The flowers are unusually tiny. These small, yellow wildflowers are hemiparasites. While yellow ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Spanish company Acciona has announced that it has brought online the largest solar PV plant in Latin America – the 246 MW El Romero Solar plant located in northern Chile. In its press release ...

[Audio of rattlesnake rattle.] The warning of a rattlesnake. Now, just because a rattlesnake's tail sounds like a built-in maraca doesn't mean it works like one. There are no beads rattling about ...

Chile has run one of the world’s fastest vaccination campaigns, with 26.6 million doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac delivered. The plant in the Santiago region will be able to fill and finish some ...

In May we featured an image from Arizona as part of a quiz challenging readers to spot a camouflaged rattlesnake. Below is a repost for those interested in testing their spotting skills.