A giant floating fern that carpets waterways with thick, leafy mats has become a major problem in Alabama waterways. It’s called Giant Salvinia. “Nobody wants it,” said Monica Allen, a spokesperson ...

Scientists have sequenced complete fern genomes for the first time, to learn why the plants have twice as much DNA as humans. By Oliver Whang Humans, like many complex organisms, have large genomes, ...

The discovery of a fast-growing invasive plant will require temporary closure of the Washington County Public Fishing Lake, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said. Giant ...

If you gussied up your porch with a Boston fern this spring and it’s still thriving mid-summer, you can pat yourself on the back—that doesn’t mean you’re in it for the long haul. A lot of people toss ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...