Possible Martian colonies could be sustained in part by a super resilient desert moss species known as Syntrichia Caninervis, ...

A species of desert moss found in China's Xinjiang region has been identified by scientists as a potential candidate for ...

Several sci-fi movies have depicted life on Mars, but what does it take to turn that into reality? China found one of the ...

Photo: Courtesy of the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In a groundbreaking ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a resilient desert moss species, Syntrichia Caninervis, in Xinjiang. This moss withstands ...

Syntrichia caninervis is widespread in some of Earth’s harshest locations, including Tibet and Antarctica, so Xiaoshuang Li at the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography in Urumqi ...

A futuristic study conducted by Chinese scientists has shed light on the potential of using moss to transform Mars's barren ...

S. caninervis, also called steppe screw moss, may eventually be able to grow on Mars — and even help terraform the cold, dry ...

The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments. The Innovation , 2024; 100657 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100657 Cite ...

Scientists have identified a resilient desert moss in Xinjiang that can withstand Martian conditions. The moss, Syntrichia ...

Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China's western region of Xinjiang that could help ...