Solar cells are constantly getting better at collecting energy from sunlight, but their ability to store it isn't improving quite as fast. Made from graphene and with a fern-inspired fractal structure ...

Research by Assistant Professor Jacob S. Suissa at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is revealing complexity in how ...

Although the word fern often brings to mind a lacy, delicate foliage or frond as fern leaves are called, ferns can also have leathery, shiny fronds or broad, heavy, dense foliage. And now for ...

New evidence suggests that the fern leaf tea was used to treat ailments such as dandruff, alopecia and kidney stones during medieval times. Archaeologists uncovered the body of a male dating back to ...

Researchers have made a shocking discovery. According to a new study published in Ecology, scientists have discovered a "zombie fern" in Panama that reanimates its dead leaf fronds and turns them into ...

Tropical plants, such as hibiscus and ferns, need warmth and humidity to thrive, so they typically do well indoors, says ...

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 ...

Q: Here’s a picture of the rabbit’s foot fern that we’ve had for over 40 years. I don’t know if it’s root-bound, and I don’t know if it can be replanted. It used to have more fern foliage. Any ideas ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background and Aims With the exception of angiosperms, the main euphyllophyte lineages (i.e. ferns sensu lato, progymnosperms and gymnosperms) ...

This shade loving fern has bold and bright matte-green leaves that give a fresh look throughout the spring and summer. What: The bold evergreen leaves of this holly fern are the largest of all the ...

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Calling all plant parents: We know that adorning your living room with lush, sprawling greenery is more than just a hobby—it’s an obsession. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that studies ...