We found out that it is actually part of the now-extinct group of seed ferns. It seems that this typical leaf form that ...

Said to gain its name from pioneers using the long evergreen leaves to make Christmas wreaths, these plants, known officially as Polystichum acrostichoides, are one of the most common ferns in ...

But ferns are an important exception. Ferns have multiple reproductive strategies. Most species combine spore development and photosynthesis on a single leaf type — a strategy called monomorphism.

Whether it’s a fern leaf or a dainty fruit bough, one tattoo artist specializes in pressed flower-style tattoos. Isle Tattoo, aka Jina Park, says she has never seen it so popular. “Pressed ...

Currano has been pulling rare fossils of fern leaves from museum collections to compare with the greenhouse samples, while Dunn is using a proxy she previously developed based on microscopic analyses ...