Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's ...

A reddish-brown sporophyte can be seen at the top center of a leafy gametophore. This capsule contains numerous spores inside. Mature sporophytes like these were individually collected and used as ...

The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History showcased a variety of moss species and adaptations at the Mansfield Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 20. The event, “A Window Into the Universe of ...

This environmental electron scanning microscope image shows a moss capsule’s tooth-like structures known as peristomes, which open to release spores in dry conditions.

Spores from a species of moss have survived nine months exposed to space outside the International Space Station. Eighty per cent of the spores could reproduce when brought back to Earth. Without a ...

Old military air samples turned out to be a treasure trove of biological DNA, allowing scientists to track moss spores over 35 years. The results show mosses now release spores up to a month earlier ...

On 4 March 2022, astronauts locked 20,000 moss spores outside the International Space Station and left them exposed to the rigours of space for 283 days. They then rescued the spores and returned them ...

Without a space suit a human would last seconds outside the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting Earth. But a smaller and greener plant resident of our planet is a lot hardier. A handful of moss ...