Brackenfern grows in nearly every corner of the world, with the exception of harsh desert regions. In the Middle Ages, this fern was used as roof thatching and a quick-burning fuel. The resulting ...

Now that spring is here, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) has been popping up everywhere. Over the winter, the plant turned brown and all but disappeared, but now it’s re-emerging from an extensive ...

Some people call this plant dinner, and others call it carcinogenic. A close look at a dangerous but widespread food. I ate a known carcinogen this week. But then again, chances are, so did you. Few ...

Cool green shade and trickling water or waterfalls cascading from verdant canyons often come to mind when we think of ferns. But ferns are ancient plants that have learned to adapt to a much wider ...

They dominated the earth for 200 million years and numerous different species can still be found all over the world: mosses, horsetails and ferns. Researchers have now found out that bracken ferns do ...

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This press release is available in German. They dominated the earth for 200 million years and numerous different species can still be found all over the world: mosses, horsetails and ferns.