Even in this super-colorful springtime, let’s slow down to appreciate a handful of peculiar, often underappreciated oddities ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “a rolling stone gathers no moss” or look for moss on a tree for the direction north, if you’re lost in the woods (true in most areas except the Northwest where moss ...

Experiments on moss grown aboard two Space Shuttle missions showed the plants didn’t behave as scientists expected them to in the near-absence of gravity. The common roof moss (Ceratodon purpureus) ...

Moss is a native plant that is opportunistic and will grow where conditions are not favorable for healthy lawns. These are usually damp, shaded areas where the moss thrives and the turf struggles. To ...

Have you ever thought it was possible to generate electricity from plants? Well, in Spain, scientists experimented on moss and discovered that it can indeed generate electrical power. In this article, ...

Experiments on moss grown aboard two space shuttle Columbia missions showed that the plants didn’t behave as scientists expected them to in the near-absence of gravity. He and his colleagues noted ...