Over 450 million years ago, plants began the epic transition from water to dry land. Among the first pioneers were the ancestors of humble hornworts, a group of small, unassuming plants that have ...

An international research team illuminates the origin of land plants by analyzing the first hornwort genomes. In this ancient group of land plants, they discovered genes that could help crops grow ...

Researchers decoded the genomes of ten hornwort species, revealing stable chromosomes and dynamic accessory DNA despite 300 million years of evolution. Highlighting hornworts' role in early land plant ...

Although the researchers did not find fossil green plants with the new fossil fungi, modern Glomus species are known to keep company with liverworts and hornworts--relatives of the only land ...

Global plant conservation's phase one: The world checklist of hornworts and liverworts Date: February 1, 2016 Source: Pensoft Publishers Summary: Although Charles Darwin himself voiced his ...

A prehistoric aquatic plant may be the oldest flowering planet ever found, changing how scientists think about the earliest plant life.

An international research team led by the University of Zurich and the Boyce Thompson Institute illuminate the origin of land plants by analyzing the first hornwort genomes. In this ancient group ...

Over 450 million years ago, plants began the epic transition from water to dry land. Among the first pioneers were the ancestors of humble hornworts, a group of small, unassuming plants that have ...