Scientists have solved a long-running mystery surrounding marimo, the fuzzy balls of green algae that Japan considers a national treasure. Though marimo are known for nestling adorably at the bottom ...

Marimo moss balls now are rolling into stylish vases and even into tiny orbs and bottles as jewelry. Consider marimo the moss in your underwater terrarium. Or the floating plant in your aquarium.

Marimo are one of nature’s most alien spectacles. They are impossible-looking spheres made of algae, smoothed and toppled by currents in lakes, piling up on the floor like green puff balls. Marimo’s ...

Industrialization developments decimated the population of “marimo” algae balls, a government-designated “special natural monument,” in Lake Akanko in Hokkaido by about 75 years ago, a research team ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking anyone who has recently purchased Marimo moss balls to inspect their plants for the invasive zebra mussel. The U.S. Geological ...

A group of Japanese researchers have discovered how to estimate the age of marimo. They also successfully illuminated a mechanism that is vital for the algae balls’ growth. These findings will be ...

These marauding mollusks breed quickly and can wreak havoc on natural waterways. Recent, unexpected sightings in Northwest pet stores have wildlife officials sounding the alarm. “It would be ...

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Rising lake water temperatures threaten the survival of marimo, unique algal balls found only in cold lakes. Researchers clarified that the warmer it gets, the more the inward decomposition outpaces ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Called "the next pet rock," Marimo Moss Balls are the most exciting trend to hit the plant scene since living walls became a thing ...

Climate change could overexpose rare underwater "marimo" algae balls to sunlight, killing them off according to a new study at the University of Tokyo. Marimo are living fluffy balls of green algae.

Scientists have uncovered the age-old mystery of why marimo algae balls sink at night and float during the day. Scientists from the University of Bristol have uncovered the age-old mystery of why ...