Researchers have established the world's largest collection of moss species for the peat industry and science. Peatlands with their huge diversity of peat moss species store about 30 percent of the ...
Meet Takakia lepidozioides, an inconspicuous yet remarkable moss species that has defied the odds through multiple catastrophic climate events, including the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. This ...
Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of genetic material from animals that pass by or drift overhead, those soft green ...
Many types of mosses live in British Columbia. Prisma by Dukas / Universal Images Group via Getty Images This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ...
Many moss species act like natural sponges, absorbing several times their own weight in water and releasing it slowly over ...
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The world’s oldest moss, called Takakia, ...