Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of ...

Learn how scientists found that moss is hiding years of valuable animal and plant DNA, even some from rare species.

Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming ...

Moss is one of those plants often overlooked and many even choose to remove it from their yard. However, we've noticed moss become a bit of a trend in gardens this year, with gardeners taking ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bacteria adhering to three unrelated species of wild moss growing in similar or different habitats were isolated on a nonselective medium and tested for their effect on protonemal growth and ...

A study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences identified a super resilient desert moss species, Syntrichia Caninervis, that could help sustain possible colonies on Mars. Even after losing more than 98% ...

New findings shed light on the mechanisms behind a natural purification process and identify the key microbial "teammates" ...