meaning that a full 2.3 percent of the plant was composed of arsenic, Ma said. To their surprise, the research team found the fern even accumulates arsenic in soils that contain normal background ...

Boston fern plants ... Use a white sheer curtain to diffuse the sun if the duration of direct exposure will be longer." Step 5: Reduce watering while your plant is dormant during winter, as ...

A small, unassuming fern-like plant has something massive lurking within: the largest genome ever discovered, outstripping the human genome by more than 50 times. Study co-author Jaume Pellicer ...

As the researchers described in a study published on Friday, the fern’s cells contain more than 50 times as much DNA as ours do. If you find it strange that such a humble plant has such a ...