New findings shed light on the mechanisms behind a natural purification process and identify the key microbial "teammates" ...

The hiking trail has transformed into a primeval forest. Damp, ha… The moisture of the green space clung to the nasal hairs ...

A huge, largely underground industry has been built on the moss that drapes some forest trees, raising ecological concerns, questions about export of potentially invasive species, and other issues ...

Moss-covered forest ditches combat climate change According to a study by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), the University of Tampere and the University of Helsinki, ditches in ...

Forest Service lichenologist Sarah Jovan hardly has to walk half a block from her office in downtown Portland to find the type of shaggy, green moss she used to discover the city's hidden hot spots of ...

“Moss: From Forest to Garden: A Guide to the Hidden World of Moss” by Ulrica Nordstrom ($22.95, Countryman Press): I know so very little about moss, I found Nordstrom’s “tribute” to the low-lying ...

Asheville, NC -- The Forest Service plans to stop issuing permits to gather moss in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests in western North Carolina. Harvesters have long been able to go into the ...

A new study of pollutants in moss near the Reworld Marion garbage incinerator north of Salem in Brooks shows higher concentrations in samples taken closer to the facility and identified “signature” ...