Anyone who’s ever done a bit of gardening or hiking is probably aware of sphagnum moss—it’s estimated to cover about one percent of the Earth’s surface, and is harvested for use as a potting material.

Owen Reiser was running through the nature preserve around his college campus when he spotted some “crazy looking mushrooms.” He wondered what it would be like to see them grow. Reiser, a biology ...

Watch 23 days of mushroom growth in mesmerizing timelapse! From tiny spores to full fruiting bodies, witness nature’s magic unfold right before your eyes. Perfect for nature lovers and time-lapse ...

Bacterial spores store information about the individual growth history of their progenitor cells, thus retaining a "memory" that links the different stages of the bacterial life cycle. The spore ...