Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientists
Atlas Obscura,
In 1950, Icelandic researcher Jón Eyþórsson came across a gathering of fuzzy green puff balls, the size of small gerbils…
Moving moss
Things We Don't Know,
In glacial landscapes across the world, small balls of moss form, oval in shape, and tumble simultaneously as the glaciers melt…
Glacier Mice by Dr. Jon Hare
The Sciku Project,
unexplained movementsof a moss ball herdisland bioglaciologyBy Jon…
Balls of Moss Travel in Herds Atop Some Glaciers and We Don’t Know Why
State of the Planet,
A new study raises intriguing questions about these green balls of vegetation that travel in unison across glacier surfaces.