Can plants move on their own? The secret world of glacier mice | Surprising Science

Glaciers are extreme environments, but some are home to 'glacier mice', orange-sized moss balls that seem to move in a peculiar, animal-like way, and scientists aren't entirely sure how they do it. Museum scientist Amy Solman explains.

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