Ascension Island 'extinct' parsley fern rediscovered during International Year of Biodiversity
Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 10:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The rediscovery of a fern, long thought to be extinct, is part of a rescue effort to save the plants of the tiny UK overseas territory of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic - a fitting success story during the UN's International Year of Biodiversity.