Analyses of genetic material from a multitude of fern species suggest that much of that plant group branched out millions of years after flowering plants appeared, a notion that contradicts many ...

Belying the popular notion of ferns as delicate, lacy relics surmounted by the evolution of flowering plants, biologists have presented evidence for a much different scenario. Arlington, Va. -- ...

This press release is available in German. They dominated the earth for 200 million years and numerous different species can still be found all over the world: mosses, horsetails and ferns.

Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend ...

It seems like just a few weeks ago that I was out in the swamp taking artsy photos of fiddleheads unfurling. Now, when I muck around down there, I'm wading hip-deep through cinnamon ferns. Cinnamon ...

Arlington, Va.--Belying the popular notion of ferns as delicate, lacy relics surmounted by the evolution of flowering plants, biologists have presented evidence for a much different scenario. Their ...