Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 million years ago. These plants are resilient and have survived volcanic eruptions and cold climates thanks to ...

Ferns are truly ancient specimens that nowadays make fantastic low-maintenance perennial plants for backyards. There are thousands of species of evergreen and deciduous types and fern fronds are a ...

The ferns and their relatives first appear in the fossil record some 360 million years ago in the late Devonian period. They diversified into many of the modern fern families and species during the ...

Tmesipteris oblanceolata is an obscure species of fork fern found in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific. Just 4 to 6 inches tall, the humble plant is, in one particular way, the ...

Ferns are tough, and do well planted anytime during the growing season in Iowa. Ferns are everywhere, and are a great starting point for designing your yard. Here are some tips on what varieties do ...

Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You’d see a resemblance, but each generation would look distinct from its predecessors. This is the process of ...

Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You’d see a resemblance, but each generation would look distinct from its predecessors. This is the process of ...

Forget your favorite flowers, because we’re talking all about the mean green sporing machines. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we dive into the first few branches of plants’ phylogenetic ...

Two new articles are rewriting history with the first full-length genomes for homosporous ferns, a large group that contains 99% of all modern fern diversity. Ferns are notorious for containing ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Some ferns can be fussy to grow indoors and tend to drop fronds constantly (we’re looking at you, Boston ...