moss
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Other species have long legs and live among moss, while some are sturdier frogs adapted to life on the ground.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
With dated production and too many songs that make a good first impression but fail to stick, “Steel Wheels” has gathered moss over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Carlini demonstrated how powerful Mythos can be one afternoon recently at Anthropic’s 10-story San Francisco headquarters, where moss walls, plants and artwork are designed to evoke the Pacific Coast Trail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The culprit was a potent fungus never seen before by scientists, now named moss die-back.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The moss under my scuffed boots glitters with dew, and there is a threadbare carpet of golden leaves beneath the sycamore tree.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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"This moss has just exploded. In the 1930s, native mosses would have been growing here instead," Greiff explains.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Early signs such as mosses, lichens and ferns growing on existing trees was a "really good indicator" of suitability, he added.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Their rich, sheltered microclimates are home to mosses, lichens, fungi and ferns, with some species rarely found outside the remaining fragments of Cumbrian woodland.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
"We did a survey of the different kinds of mosses growing near the crime scene, and that species of moss was not growing there," says von Konrat.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
It looks very natural there, and as soon as the mosses take hold, it will look even more so.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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