Scientists from Madagascar, the U.S. and Europe have described a new orchid species found up in the forest canopies of central Madagascar. The orchid, named Solenangis impraedicta, boasts a nectar spur that reaches 33 centimeters (13 inches) in length, making it the longest of any known plant relative to its flower size.

A reforestation effort launched by Cardano ($ADA) has reached its initial goal of planting one million trees "of different species native to areas across different parts of Madagascar, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Senegal and Haiti." The milestone was first pointed out by Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization that oversees developments on the Cardano network.

In 1862, when Charles Darwin was sent a specimen of orchid from Madagascar with its incredible nectar tube measuring a full 30 centimetres long, he exclaimed in a letter to a friend: 'Good heavens, what insect can suck it!'