Indian biologist Felix Bast of the Central University of Punjab was on a mission to Antarctica where he stumbled upon a <a href="https://indiaeducationdiary.in/cupb-scientists-discovered-a-new-plant-species-of-moss-in-antarctica-named-it-bryum-bharatiensis-as-a-tribute-to-indian-goddess-saraswati/" class="on">new species of moss</a>.When he analyzed the moss sample back at his lab, Bast discovered that the moss only grew where it could find a source of nitrogen ... and in Antarctica, there was only one source: penguin poop!The new moss species was named Bryum Bharatiensis. Bharati is the Hindu goddess of learning and the name of one of India's Antarctic research stations.#moss #penguin #nitrogen #Antarctica #newspecies #poop #Bharati #HinduGod #goddess