Many people are convinced they know how to survive in the woods, Bear Grylls style. But a lot of what we think we know only ...

The air shimmered as I walked through the forest, the heavy mists encompassing me in a damp blanket. As my shoes trod on soggy leaves, I took in the quiet serenity of the forest. Many of the trees had ...

Once thought of as a nuisance, moss is now being recognized for its contributions in creating healthy, low-maintenance, and aesthetically pleasing gardens.

The air shimmered as I walked through the forest, the heavy mists encompassing me in a damp blanket. As my shoes trod on ...

Skoog, F., and Miller, C. O., Symp. Soc. Exp. Biol., 11, 118 (1957).

Irish moss and reindeer moss — are actually lichen, which is a symbiotic (each species giving and benefitting) structure made ...

Mosses do not have roots; they have rhizoids that attach them to a surface but do not take in water or nutrients. Colonizing the earth’s surface millions of years before flowering plants, these ...

Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa Street 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland ...