You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine has many ferns, and they come in many varieties and shapes. You ...

Researchers have described six species of ferns new to science from the tropical forests of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, all in the genus Danaea. “The described species are no tiny or ...

After writing about some of our Texas native plant varieties the past few weeks, this week I also wanted to include a few of our native fern varieties that can be found growing all over the state ...

By comparison, the nucleus of a human cell contains just over 6 billion base pairs, or around 2 metres, of DNA – around 50 times less than the fern. Before this discovery, the largest known ...

A new study identified the largest known genome of any organism in a fern found in Pacific islands. Its cells have more than 50 times the DNA as human cells have.

In lineages such as ferns, species may retain their ability to "evolve backward," even after specialization. RELATED STORIES ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine has many ferns, and they come in many varieties and shapes. You ...