Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades Some mosses in the Mojave Desert live under translucent quartz as protection from the sun Date: July 24, 2020 Source: University of California - Berkeley ...

In the Mojave Desert, a translucent crystal offers bryophytes much-needed respite from the heat of the sun. A piece of quartz hiding a species of moss, Syntrichia caninervis, in the Mojave Desert ...

The quartz crystals can form in various colors, according to rockhounding.org. Named Oklahoma's state rock, rose rocks are an aggregate of barite and sand that form to look like fully bloomed roses.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Microscopic Mojave Desert plants growing on the underside of translucent quartz pebbles can endure both chilly and near-boiling temperatures, scavenge nitrogen from the air, and ...

A mysterious new moon rock has revealed its secrets to scientists on Earth, who cooked up a copy of the unattainable pink crystals in a searing hot crucible. IE 11 is not supported.

"Irrational Computing" has interlinked a series of untreated crystals and minerals to create a primitive signal processor.