Kobe University researchers discovered that the RLF gene, vital for lateral root development in Arabidopsis, also regulates organ development in liverworts. Their findings suggest that evolution ...

An "extinction crisis" is happening in Britain's temperate rainforests where some of the world's rarest mosses, lichens and liverworts are vanishing, ecologists have warned. Also known as Celtic ...

Flower flash mob: Don’t miss Minnesota’s spring ephemerals The short-lived blossoms are soaking up sun before shade envelops them.

Feng believes the developmental specificity that she found in the little liverwort raises a provocative question: Are there more such “hidden” epigenetic modifications that occur in short ...

A patch of ancient woodland north of Bolton could be the first area of Greater Manchester to be classed as 'rainforest'. Research is going on at the Woodland Trust's Smithills estate, on the moors ...

People Are Just Learning That For Billions Of Years, There Was No Fire On Earth The first fire on our planet was surprisingly recent.

Science Greening of Antarctica Is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent New research documents accelerating plant growth on the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands.

Chile’s Puerto Williams, the world’s southernmost city, is a gateway to Tierra del Fuego’s mountain trails, Indigenous Yahgan communities and a new scientific research station — but its ...

The world’s oldest moss has survived Earth’s shifting landscapes for more than 400 million years, but climate change is happening faster than it can adapt ...

According to biochemists in Switzerland, taking an extract of the humble liverwort plant can produce an experience similar to marijuana, at least in mice.

A new study from the National Centre for Biotechnology and Medicinal Chemistry Institute suggests Mother Nature delivered — in the form of liverworts. They found that the bryophyte Marchantia ...