While lunar gardens are still out of reach, the study sheds more light on terrestrial biology that may not be limited to our ...

Moss spores have just joined the short list of life forms proven to withstand the raw vacuum of space for months at a time, ...

Could one of Earth’s earliest plants hold the key to building life-support systems beyond our planet? The question gained new weight after an experiment revealed that moss spores can survive almost ...

You may not realize you’ve benefited from HIV research. But if you’ve received a treatment that was approved through a recent ...

Led by Tomomichi Fujita, a plant biology professor at Hokkaido University, the research team concluded that moss could ...

Researchers have tested protenemata, brood cells and sporophytes of Physcomitrium patens under simulated space environments, ...

Welsh Guards turned to Bangor University to repair deteriorating fabric of 'Colours' which commemorate battle honours ...

From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, holiday togetherness comes with a catch: a spike in the viruses that thrive when we all gather inside.

It’s like the stalwart soldier that can withstand all this stuff Mother Nature throws at it,” retired silviculturist Melissa Jenkins said. “Just its tenacity. It’s so inspiring.”  Like the tree, ...

People often doubt the transcendental vision of life as a necessary part of the universe creating itself, including the ...

Airborne DNA from decades-old filters shows mosses moving their life cycles earlier as warming disrupts northern seasons.

Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can ...