Researchers learned that through photosynthesis, mosses sequester around 6.43 billion metric tons more carbon into the soil than what is stored in bare patches of soil without any plants.

Moss floor. Kyoto. About 2000. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) . Getty Images. Ask most gardeners what they think of moss and the chances are you will get a string of expletives in return.

Mosses grow on all kinds of substrates, including bare rock. Some have a preference for granite, sandstone or serpentine. A couple of rarities occur only on copper outcrops in the Sierra foothills.

The world’s oldest moss has seen four mass extinctions — but may not survive climate change. The genus Takakia has the highest number of fast-evolving genes of any moss, researchers report ...

Moss is the tiny superstar of the plant world that not only looks great but also plays an important number of roles. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening ...

The other reason mosses usually need to grow in shady, wet habitats is that they don’t have a vascular system like more modern plants. They don’t have roots to take in water from the soil 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. Skip to main content.

For hypolithic mosses, it seems, four percent of daylight is right. They live, the headline says, by sheltering under a parasol of translucent quartz. On supporting science journalism.

Moss piglets are one of the smallest-known animals with legs. SciePro/Shutterstock Ancient ancestors. Mosses, along with liverworts and hornworts, are part of a group of plants known as bryophytes.