The Magical World of Moss (2023)
• January 21st, 2023 • 0h 53min
Documentary
Overview
They have no roots, no seeds, no flowers, but mosses show immense survival capacities and can suspend their biological activity for long periods. Today, researchers are exploring the exceptional resistance of these archaic organisms. British ecologists have even resurrected a "zombie" moss that has been trapped in the permafrost for 1,500 years. Associated with decay and disliked in Europe, mosses are deified in Japan. With 25,000 species worldwide, bryophytes - their scientific name - are the seat of real ecosystems, and can develop in inhospitable landscapes, through an extravagant reproduction cycle.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Namibia’s Desert Kingdom
Released on: 2013-10-01
TV Movie, Documentary
Rocks, dunes, sand and dust - large areas of Namibia in southwest Africa are characterized by desert...
Nature : pour une réconciliation
Released on: 2025-02-11
Documentary
Combining poetry, science and emotion, this film traces the history of life, from its cosmic origins...
Kodiak: Island of the Great Bear
Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary
Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska is home to the largest bear on earth, the Kodiak Bear. At least ...
Bacterial World
Released on: 2016-02-09
Documentary
Coming in all shapes and sizes, bacteria are present in every corner of the Earth. Their purposes a...
Birds of America
Released on: 2022-05-25
Documentary
In the first half of the 19th century, the French ornithologist Jean-Jacques Audubon travelled to Am...
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Released on: 2020-09-28
Documentary, Drama
The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In...
Wild Alaska
Released on: 2012-10-14
Documentary
The rugged coast of our biggest state harbors the most incredible wildlife in America. When winter b...
The Secret Life of Plants
Released on: 1979-12-09
Family, Documentary
A documentary about the study of plant sentience with original music by Stevie Wonder. Utilizing tim...
Ascension
Released on: 2021-10-08
Documentary
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizi...
An Inconvenient Truth
Released on: 2006-05-24
Documentary
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwi...
Swimming with Legends
Released on: 2014-08-28
Documentary
A biographical documentary about the Belgian free-diver Fred Buyle and his art of silent diving.
Posthumans
Released on: 2025-02-23
Documentary
Director Dominique Leclerc spent years depending on medical devices for her survival. Then, looking ...
Elementary
Released on: 2025-01-29
Documentary
In the Makarenko public elementary school in the Paris outskirts, children want to learn and to be c...
Killer Whales: the Mega Hunt
Released on: 2016-12-04
Documentary
A newly discovered mega-hunt is happening off the coast of South Africa. In an epic annual spectacle...
Elephant
Released on: 2020-03-14
Documentary, Family, Adventure
Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make ...
Frog Song: The World of Amphibians
Released on: 2020-01-01
Documentary
Amphibians are living fossils in a modern world. The various species of frogs, toads, and salamander...