Some people see moss growing in their gardens as a problem, but what they may not realise is this ancient ancestor of all plants is bringing lots of benefits to our green spaces, such as protecting ...

Mosses are one of the planet's most common – and undervalued – plants. A large new study has finally given moss the recognition it deserves, highlighting its importance in maintaining Earth’s ...

Observing natural movements, the growth of the Earth, and the ecosystems sustaining it has become a healing experience for me ...

Many types of mosses live in British Columbia. Prisma by Dukas / Universal Images Group via Getty Images This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ...

Many years, by the time we reach the second half of November, we are dealing with a snow cover. Typically, the sequence is for snow showers to provide a bit of a white blanket, but within days, it ...

Desert conditions are harsh, and mosses often spend much of the year in a dormant condition, desiccated and brown, until rain comes. Researchers discovered two species of moss that found a hiding ...

The tropics, where biodiversity and interactions among species abound, provide an alternative view of relationships between plants and animals and their habitats. Most ecologists like to visit ...

Unlike the springs of 2013 and 2014, we enter April with no snow on the ground this year. This month can be a hard one to predict and things could change, but for the time being, we have a wide open ...