Some orchids stop making food and feed on fungi instead. Researchers found they do this only when conditions allow.

Some orchids have evolved a unique parasitic lifestyle, abandoning full reliance on photosynthesis in favor of extracting ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity -- more than by the ...

Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi ...

Most orchids live in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in their roots: The plants provide sugar they produce through photosynthesis and in return receive water and minerals from the fungi. However, ...

Researchers found that some orchids abandon photosynthesis and feed on fungi when conditions allow. Instead of relying on ...

Volunteers have helped plant 38,000 trees to create a new woodland in East Yorkshire. The 25-hectare woodland is being ...

Concern about the stock market’s overvaluation is going mainstream. For years now, those who have worried about the equity market’s overvaluation have been voices in the wilderness. As the ...

Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

Dates are a wonderful fruit that's both nutritious and delicious. These sweet treats are easy to grow, and mature in clusters on certain types of palm trees. However, many of these date trees can ...

A GHOST ORCHID once believed extinct in the wild in Britain is among those that can be found in Herefordshire.