A new project is transforming badly affected peatlands from dark moonscapes to vibrant green moss-scapes.
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Moss can absorb pollution caused by traffic and grow in thin soil.
Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had to make their way from the water to the land.
It was the trip of a lifetime for an Australian research team studying moss in Antarctica. After two months at Casey Station they returned with great videos and loads of data for further analysis.
Take a moment to consider the natural beauty of mosses – and their history as some of the most intrepid explorers in Earth’s history.
Data from 123 sites across all continents, including Antarctica, show mosses affect all major soil functions critical for sustaining life on Earth.
We compiled the first list of Antarctic species and where they were first found. This knowledge means we can now protect all of the icy continent’s species.
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Professor of Dryland Ecology, UNSW
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Developer Relations Manager, NVIDIA and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Computational Conservation, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield
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Antarctic Scientist, Monash University
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Ecologist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
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Senior Researcher Lead in Life Sciences, Natural History Museum
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Ecosystem ecologist, Spanish National Research Council, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Lecturer in Geography and Ph.D. student in Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Post Doctoral Researcher in Biological Sciences, University of Limerick
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Honorary Research Associate in Peatland Hydrology, University of Manchester