In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists found the first known plant species to transform decaying tissue into a new source of nutrients. By Douglas Main In the rainforests of western Panama, the ...

The understory of our forests is graced with lots of ferns in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ferns (along with trees and wildflowers) are classified as vascular plants, meaning that they all have ...

There they are, growing with their little leaves, their roots in the ground, the little delicate flowers smiling up at the sun ... and being eaten, trampled on, mowed down, dug up, burned, sprayed ...

By early March, many UK Boston ferns look limp after months by steamy bathrooms and radiators. This is exactly when one bold ...