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 ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 91, No. 5 (May, 2004), pp. 682-688 (7 pages) The vertical structure of fern spore banks was studied in a xerophilous shrubland, montane rain forest, and pine-oak ...

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 ...

Scientists conducted a study on a fern found to grow only in two copper mining sites in the Philippines, called Pteris melanocaulon. This local fern can absorb high concentrations of both copper and ...