You may be surprised to learn that this elegant plant dappled with water droplets is a variety of moss: Tortula muralis, better known as wall screw-moss. It"s found all over the world, even in urban areas where more sensitive mosses have a hard time thriving because of dry soil and air pollution. Mosses in general are accurate monitors of air pollution—they absorb air and water, so contaminants can also be measured in their cells.
Tortula moss, Netherlands
Today in History
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Happy Easter!
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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International Moon Day
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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St. Patrick s Day
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Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
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A long path to freedom
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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International Jazz Day
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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Reflecting on Black History Month
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The artists come to Venice
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Channel Country, Australia
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Cheetah mother and cub
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival