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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study looks at how microscopic plants have been used as evidence in forensic investigations. Tiny plants such as moss are easy to miss. Many are no larger than an eyelash, and they usually grow ...

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 ...

Field Museum scientist Matt von Konrat examining dried moss collected in 2013 as part of a botanical survey as part of a homicide investigation. Photo courtesy of Field Museum. Tiny plants, like moss, ...

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