We meet Dr Pina Milne, a botanist who takes us into the fascinating, tiny and forgotten world of “bryophytes”; plants like mosses, liverworts and hornworts “Bryophytes” is the word used to describe ...

Frozen mosses that were buried under glaciers 400 years ago have now been regrown. Surprisingly, the hardy “bryophytes” required no special techniques to regenerate. That means they might be ...

Forget your favorite flowers, because we’re talking all about the mean green sporing machines. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we dive into the first few branches of plants’ phylogenetic ...

Bryophites are the first plant life to emerge from the water and develop on dry earth, and as such present an important measure in their ability to withstand increased exposure to ultraviolet ...

When Catherine La Farge threads her way through the recently exposed terrain left behind by retreating glaciers, she looks at the ancient plant remains a lot closer than most. Now, her careful ...

Bryophytes are an important part of our environment, but in the tropics, there’s still much to learn about them. Vanessa Crooks Bryophytes in the tropics are threatened due to lack of information and ...

Discover the unsung heroes of nature, bryophytes, the tiny yet mighty plants that rescue our environment. Non-vascular and adaptable, they thrive in diverse climates, preventing floods, erosion, and ...

Bryophytes are a widespread group of non-vascular land plants, such as liverworts, hornworts and mosses, capable of colonising a variety of habitats, including rocks or low-nutrient soils. These ...

Habitat loss blamed as study finds 19% of bryophyte species at risk and at least four have become extinct in Great Britain Almost one-fifth of bryophytes – the plant group that includes mosses, ...

A team of botanists has found a new plant species in the bryophyte group that grows on tree leaves and named it in honour of a veteran botanist. The news plant species found from biodiversity-rich New ...