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GIGAZINE: What would happen if you put a Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant, into a particle accelerator? Electron Impressions, a YouTube channel that publishes various videos using particle accelerators, explained the results of an experiment on what happens when a Venus flytrap is placed in a particle ... What would happen if you put a Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant, into a particle accelerator?
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Scientists have revealed the three-dimensional structure of Flycatcher1, an aptly named protein channel that may enable Venus fly trap plants to snap shut in response to prey. The structure of ... Venus is similar in structure and size to Earth, and is sometimes called Earth's evil twin. Its thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead — about 872 degrees Fahrenheit (467 Celsius).
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Venus is the hottest and brightest planet in the solar system. Venus' atmosphere traps heat from the sun as an extreme version of the greenhouse effect that warms Earth.