Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of ...

Learn how scientists found that moss is hiding years of valuable animal and plant DNA, even some from rare species.

Meet Takakia lepidozioides, an inconspicuous yet remarkable moss species that has defied the odds through multiple catastrophic climate events, including the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. This ...

Did you know there's more to moss than just the velvety patch of green you often see on rocks or tree trunks? A group of ancient, non-vascular plants known as bryophytes, mosses thrive in conditions ...

A few weeks ago at the pool, a friend asked me how he could make his lawn look better. I know that I have answered this question in a number of forms, but there continues to remain the one answer that ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “a rolling stone gathers no moss” or look for moss on a tree for the direction north, if you’re lost in the woods (true in most areas except the Northwest where moss ...

If you want a lush green lawn without the maintenance grass requires, consider converting to moss. A dense moss lawn can thrive in just about any climate and requires very little upkeep. Unlike a ...

There are not many people who will speak up in defence of the tiny non-flowering plants, often collectively referred to as moss. They might date back 450 million years and be able to thrive almost ...

Winter is here and most people aren’t out in the garden, but there’s plenty to dream about and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask Extension, an online question-and-answer tool from ...