Moss spores survived an extended stay on the outside of the ISS and remained capable of germinating once back on Earth. Their ...

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To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They put the moss into a simulated space environment with high levels of ...

Researchers used CRISPR to change the number of chromosomes in Arabidopsis by fusing chromosome arms, reducing the genome ...

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Some plants stay healthy even when a key nutrient drops. New research explains the root and cell tricks that help plants ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss’s ...

Moss spores survived nine months outside the space station, revealing surprising strength and new clues about life in space.

Common moss spores survived nine months bolted to the outside of the International Space Station, paving the way toward space colonization.

The plant continued to thrive in the vacuum of space during an experiment conducted on the International Space Station.

Toyota's billion-dollar production retooling allows for elasticity along its manufacturing line, like an industrial symphony ...