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Scientists identify an insect-eating plant, proving Charles Darwin right after 150 years

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CTV News50 mins ago

A new study found Saxifraga candelabrum to be a carnivorous plant, proving true Charles Darwin’s hypothesis that some plants of its genus lure, trap and eat insects.

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CNN1 hrs ago

Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right

Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right CNN

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Haaretz2 hrs ago

Vindicated! A plant that Darwin thought was carnivorous really is

Vindicated! A plant that Darwin thought was carnivorous really is Haaretz

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NYT Science2 hrs ago

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.

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New Scientist🏁 first to report2 hrs ago

Darwin proved right about gnat-trapping carnivorous plant

Botanists have finally proved what Charles Darwin was unable to nail down – that a genus of plants known to catch insects also digests them, suggesting the extent of plant carnivory has been underestimated

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