Buried alongside the famous Ötzi the Iceman are at least 75 species of bryophytes -- mosses and liverworts -- which hold clues to Ötzi's surroundings, according to a new study. Buried alongside the ...

My work focuses on a side of Ireland that few visitors ever see: the temperate rainforest of Killarney National Park, a 10,200-hectare reserve near the southwest coast. The climate here — usually damp ...

Moss growing in your lawn signals several problems including poor, acidic soil, not enough sunlight, and too much moisture.

THE speedy demand for a second issue of Mr. Russell's book testifies to its value and usefulnes as a guide to the study of mosses and hepatics. The introductory portion is all that can be desired, and ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---In the history of life on earth, one intriguing mystery is how plants made the transition from water to land and then went on to diversify into the array of vegetation we see today, ...

This photo-based field guide to the more common or distinctive bryophytes of northeastern North America gives beginners the tools they need to identify most specimens without using a compound ...

Bryophytes are an important part of our environment, but in the tropics, there’s still much to learn about them. Vanessa Crooks Bryophytes in the tropics are threatened due to lack of information and ...

Mosses, liverworts, ferns and algae may offer an exciting new research frontier in the global challenge of protecting crops from the threat of disease. Mosses, liverworts, ferns and algae may offer an ...

Mosses, as a topic, encompass the study of non-vascular bryophytes within the phylum Bryophyta, focusing on their morphology, life cycles, ecology, and evolutionary significance. Research addresses ...

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 ...