{"id":6408,"date":"2023-06-04T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2023-05-28T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T16:04:56","slug":"the-secret-world-of-moss-ancient-ancestor-of-all-plants-and-vital-for-the-health-of-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/the-secret-world-of-moss-ancient-ancestor-of-all-plants-and-vital-for-the-health-of-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret world of moss, ancient ancestor of all plants and vital for the health of the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Macromitrium microstomum is found throughout New Zealand on the trunks or branches of smooth-barked trees, or on rock.\n Silvia Pressel<\/span>, Author provided<\/span><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\nKatie Field<\/a>, University of Sheffield<\/a><\/em> and Silvia Pressel<\/a>, Natural History Museum<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n

When people consider extraordinary plants, most probably don\u2019t spare a thought for moss. It blends in against the green background of plant life, and seems to grow everywhere \u2013 whether you want it to or not. <\/p>\n\n

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