I began writing this column in January of this year, and led off with an extraordinary fern, Asplenium trichomanes, or maidenhair spleenwort...
73 months ago

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is excited to announce that a Wisconsin family has rediscovered a rare cliff-dwelling...
32 months ago

Researchers have discovered traces of fern cells in the dental remains of a skeleton found at what was once the medieval necropolis of Can Reiners.
74 months ago

Caleb Leech, managing horticulturist at The Cloisters museum and gardens, explores the depiction of flora in the David Gerard painting The...
120 months ago

American Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium L. var. americanum (Fern.) Kartez and Gandhi). Hart's Tongue Fern is a rare treat for the eyes;...
29 months ago

As promised in my previous post, Rebooting the Brain, I've been looking into the idea of 'Soft Fascination'.
18 months ago

The remains of a medieval skeleton has shown the first physical evidence that a fern plant could have been used for medicinal purposes.
74 months ago

Limestone cliffs, bluffs, outcrops caves and screes are a distinctive feature of many Mendip nature reserves, especially Cheddar Gorge, Burrington Combe,...
51 months ago

Snail slime for scalds, hedgehog grease to soothe sore throats, cormorant blood to calm colic . . . medieval medical books frequently...
74 months ago