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The answer to healthier cities might be growing under our feet. Scientists are experimenting with moss to help cool buildings and trap air pollutants.

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00:00This fuzzy stuff can clean air and cool down buildings.
00:03Usually, people try to remove it from their lawns, houses, and gardens.
00:06These startups are doing the opposite.
00:08One is growing moss on special mats.
00:10The moss acts like a vacuum cleaner, sucking in air, trapping pollutants, and creating a cooling effect through evaporation.
00:17Another startup has developed a special moss concrete that can later be attached to the walls of buildings.
00:22There is a catch, though. The moss has to be dewy to do this.
00:25If it's dry, the effect might be reversed.
00:28There are lots of unknowns about this fluffy tag, and these moss lovers are determined to find out.

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