The most unexpected finding was the presence of mycorrhizal fungi, which are known to depend on plant partners. These fungi ...

Mosses are survivors. They can dry into what looks like green dust, only to spring back to life minutes after rain. They can grow on rocks, in deserts, and there's talk of using them to terraform Mars ...

More than 85% of land plants partner with fungi to pull nutrients from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new species of "killer fungus" has been discovered in Britain that destroys an aggressively invasive plant, raising hopes ...

The moss species is named Bryum bharatiensis after the Hindu goddess of learning. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys ...

A team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Duke University and other institutions studying Sphagnum moss have identified two new species in North America, and they are learning how evolution may ...

Mosses have become increasingly prominent as model organisms in the field of environmental biomonitoring, particularly for assessment of pollution indication along transportation corridors 1,2,3,4,5,6 ...

Moss may look insignificant, but it can carry a hidden forensic fingerprint. Because different moss species thrive in very specific micro-environments, tiny fragments can reveal exactly where a person ...

The impact of different vegetation types on soil organic carbon (SOC) is a key focus in global warming research. Bryophytes, commonly found in karst urban forests, significantly contribute to carbon ...