A recent study used MRI to find an association between sleep loss and diminished antioxidant capacity in teens.

So, they sent some sporophytes to the ISS. Astronauts affixed the samples to the station's exterior, where they remained for ...

Moss spores have just joined the short list of life forms proven to withstand the raw vacuum of space for months at a time, ...

Common moss spores survived nine months bolted to the outside of the International Space Station, paving the way toward space ...

In the study, researchers evaluated county-level data across Pennsylvania for variables such as melanoma incidence, agricultural land use, agrochemical-treated acreage, ambient ultraviolet radiation, ...

When ultraviolet light hits ice—whether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planets—it triggers a cascade of chemical ...

In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA ...

A species of moss survived for 9 months on the outside of the International Space Station, new research reveals — and 80% of ...

The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.

Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived the challenging experience ...

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

Maskless lithography using digital micromirror devices is becoming a cost-effective and adaptable option for equipment ...