Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns can evolve “backward” ...

Moving through plant lineages, from spore-bearing lycophytes to ferns to flowering plants, reproduction becomes more and more specialized. Indeed, the flower is often diagrammed as the end goal of ...

and this is still how modern-day ferns reproduce. Today, ferns are found in almost every corner of the world, except Antarctica. Read on for some fern facts and find out what ferns you can see in our ...

Only one parent is needed in asexual reproduction and the offspring are exact copies. Not all plants produce flowers. These are called non-flowering plants. Ferns and mosses are examples of plants ...

Moving through plant lineages, from spore-bearing lycophytes to ferns to flowering plants, reproduction becomes more and more specialized. Indeed, the flower is often diagrammed as the end goal of ...