Home / ScienceNew ScientistScienceNew Scientist·Jun 11, 2026·1 min readHave we finally worked out how Venus flytraps snap shut?It was widely thought that the movement of water through Venus flytrap cells caused the trap to close, but detailed experiments have led scientists to propose an alternative mechanismView original source — New Scientist ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesEuronewsScienceJul 23, 2026 · 1 minLeonardo, Callas and Curie or Europe's birds: culture or nature on new euro banknotes, vote opensEuronewsThe GuardianScienceJul 23, 2026 · 1 minMission to ‘eradicate scourge of drowning’ after deaths surge across EnglandThe GuardianThe GuardianScienceJul 23, 2026 · 1 minDrought declared in parts of Wales as July on course to be driest in nearly 200 yearsThe GuardianTimes of IndiaScienceJul 23, 2026 · 1 minVanishing Alpine glacier reveals 2,000 years of fires, mining and eruptionsTimes of India
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