Research by Assistant Professor Jacob S. Suissa at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is revealing complexity in how ferns have evolved. Instead of the vascular structure inside fern stems ...

According to a research team led by palaeontologists, the net-like leaf veining typical for today's flowering plants developed much earlier than previously thought, but died out again several times.

Jerry shows how us to propagate ferns from leaf cuttings. When you're propagating ferns, there are two common techniques. One is by spores, a sexual means of reproduction good for mass production. The ...

In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists found the first known plant species to transform decaying tissue into a new source of nutrients. By Douglas Main In the rainforests of western Panama, the ...

There’s something quietly revealing about the plant you choose to keep alive. After a while, a plant parent may start to ...

Plants and microbes often have a symbiotic relationship, relying on each other for nutrients or shelter. Understanding and engineering such symbioses is an essential step in the journey toward ...

Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “With more people spending the bulk of their time at home, plants are also coming into their own as a form of artwork,” Pangborn ...

What: The bold evergreen leaves of this holly fern are the largest of all the holly ferns and make a great contrast in the garden. This shade loving fern has bold and bright matte-green leaves that ...