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 may look insignificant, but it can carry a hidden forensic fingerprint. Because different moss species thrive in very ...

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

Mosses were among the first land plants to evolve out of the ocean roughly 450 million years ago. They grow everywhere, from the world’s harshest landscapes to cracks in the sidewalk. This episode of ...

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” that enable mosses to remove metals from water. A promising moss species was ...

If you've just seeded your lawn in spring or early fall, you might be thrilled to see those first sprigs of green emerging ...