The southern maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) is a favorite of many, and in addition to growing gracefully in a moist shady garden, this fern also makes a great potted plan.

Staghorn fern Also known as "antelope ears" or the "elkhorn fern," its unique leaves make it a great decor plant.

If you find it strange that such a humble plant has such a gigantic genome, scientists do, too. The enigma emerged in the 1950s, when biologists discovered that the double helix of DNA encodes genes.

8 plants for your fern garden Australian tree fern (Cyathea cooperi) (Credit: Getty Images) (Credit: Getty Images) If your garden is full of shade and protected from the sun, then you can go all out ...

Jane looks at some beautiful epiphytic ferns to add to your plant collection.

This week on Better Homes & Gardens Johanna and Colin continue their visit to the Red Centre, while Charlie mounts a mount a staghorn (!) or elkhorn fern. Johanna + Colin – Exploring Uluru From any ...

Seed ferns: Plants experimented with complex leaf vein networks 201 million years ago Flowering plant-type leaf veins died out and re-evolved several times in the course of the Earth's history Date: ...

According to a research team led by palaeontologists from the University of Vienna, the net-like leaf veining typical for today’s flowering plants developed much earlier than previously ...