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Researchers recently mounted moss spores on the exterior of the International Space Station during the Tanpopo 4 mission for 283 days (roughly nine months). The goal was to figure out if Earth-based ...

The Texas company that owns the battery storage plant at Moss Landing that burned in a spectacular fire in January, raising questions nationwide about the safety of the fast-growing renewable energy ...

Moss spores survived an extended stay on the outside of the ISS and remained capable of germinating once back on Earth. Their resilience to vacuum, extreme temperatures, and UV radiation surprised the ...

A reddish-brown sporophyte can be seen at the top center of a leafy gametophore. This capsule contains numerous spores inside. Mature sporophytes like these were individually collected and used as ...

A species of moss survived for 9 months on the outside of the International Space Station, new research reveals — and 80% of the samples kept reproducing when returned to Earth. When you purchase ...