moss

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Their remarkable durability led researchers to test moss sporophytes, the reproductive structures that hold spores, in an even harsher setting: outer space.

From Science Daily

Start with the adorably strange tardigrades, or “moss piglets,” with their chubby bodies and eight fat legs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fen Orchid typically grows among reeds nestled in moss that retains moisture and relies on the presence of specific moss and fungi to grow.

From BBC

After spotting the moss green, knee-length frock with matching bolero jacket in the window of her local J.J.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coconut fibers broken down by millipedes may serve as a sustainable replacement for peat moss, a material commonly used to start seedlings but often sourced from fragile wetland ecosystems.

From Science Daily