Bunnings is being urged to withdraw a controversial line of products from its shelves. The ferns and related products are ...

Kingsley Dixon's trip abroad could have been perfect. After all, the acclaimed Australian botanist won the "plant Olympics" with a gold for his rare orchid at the Chelsea Flower Show in England. But a ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...

To get by in the waterlogged, low-nutrient soil of the Quebrada Chorro forest in western Panama, a species of tree fern repurposes its dead fronds, turning them into roots. The discovery “was ...

Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from algae and have since reshaped our world. Throughout their evolution, ferns have undergone a series of changes that have helped them survive on land. For ...

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 ...

Ordinarily, once a fern's leaf fronds have died, the plant has no further use for them. Such is not the case with the Cyathea rojasiana fern, though – a scientist has discovered that its dead fronds ...

Ancient sediments reveal how rapid warming collapsed Arctic forests in centuries, triggering fires, erosion, and long-lasting ...

Walking the woods of November is always a delight. On these “AutWin” days, there are no leaves on the trees and the snow has not yet coated the ground. And insect companions of the summer are no ...