Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.

Across northern Arizona and the southern Colorado Plateau, springs are facing rapid declines in flow. Nearly half of these springs now only flow part time. Arizona has more than 11,000 known springs.

Researchers have tested protenemata, brood cells and sporophytes of Physcomitrium patens under simulated space environments, ...

Moss spores survived an extended stay on the outside of the ISS and remained capable of germinating once back on Earth. Their ...

While lunar gardens are still out of reach, the study sheds more light on terrestrial biology that may not be limited to our ...

A team of Japanese scientists discovered moss’ resilience for space travel after they germinated a clutch of moss spores that ...

The discovery could serve as a starting point for constructing ecosystems in extraterrestrial environments such as the Moon and Mars, say researchers ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers have discovered that moss spores can survive the harsh conditions of space. For ...

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

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

Moss spores were attached to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months in an experiment. Most survived ...

All games are final now, and desert teams went 3-2 on the night. It's been a long time since the desert has had three semifinalists in the same year. Kudos all around.