Space is a harsh environment: it's a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, ...

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

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the ...

Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with two in three Australians diagnosed in their lifetime. While ...

The moss was attached to the International Space Station, fully exposed to the harsh environment of the cosmos. Not only did ...

Researchers discovered that moss spores can survive nearly a year exposed directly to space. Despite intense UV radiation and temperature swings, most spores remained viable when returned to Earth.

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

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

The researchers simulated space conditions by exposing the three tissues to UV radiation and freezing and high temperatures.

Mosses, like the tardigrades of the plant world, are known to withstand extreme conditions, including harsh radiation and ...

The spores’ thick outer walls acted like built-in shields, helping them withstand extreme radiation and temperature swings ...

The plant continued to thrive in the vacuum of space during an experiment conducted on the International Space Station.