Blechnum orientale is an evergreen fern that belongs to a special type of rare-earth hyperaccumulator plant. It acts like a "rare-earth vacuum cleaner" in the soil, efficiently absorbing and ...

A new scientific discovery from China may help solve one of the biggest challenges in modern technology-the shortage and ...

Almost every garden has a shady area that influences the kinds of plants that will grow there. Many people consider these areas a problem, but they actually provide the opportunity to grow an ...

When my husband and I purchased our home on the island, we were told that the two staghorn ferns were worth some money due to their size. The old, large ...

There is something otherworldly about ferns. Their fronds suggest feathers and wings, and so when looking at them you may think of taking flight, most likely into the pre-historic past when they ...