Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why.

In a world filled with diverse and intriguing plants, bamboo stands out as a symbol of strength, versatility, and sustainability. While many may associate bamboo primarily with its utility in ...

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based ...

With foreign families willing to pay to adopt Chinese infants, a trade in so-called orphans sometimes took children directly ...

Now, researchers in China have explored if plant-derived miRNA can enter giant pandas’ systems and regulate gene expression and thereby aid adaptation to a bamboo-based diet. “We showed that ...

The beloved golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is invasive in the U.S. and Europe.The plant is native to southeast China and has been cultivated in Japan for centuries; it was introduced to the U ...

Together with its black-and-white fur, slothful behavior and cuddly demeanor, bamboo is a defining feature of the critically-endangered giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). A single panda can ...

Built to be carnivorous, giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a day on their backsides eating bamboo. But contrary to all the panda jokes, it's not because they're lazy or too dumb to know better. It ...

When a trunk of bamboo snaps in the forests of the Huaping National Natural Reserve, the life of the plant is not over. Instead, the hollow interior fills with water and provides a home for new ...

Japan’s Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, or China’s Shunan Bamboo Forest, ... More than 300,000 bamboo plants make up the maze at Labirinto Della Masone. — SAILKO/Wikimedia Commons.

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why.