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"Beautiful," says the gardener, looking at his perfect green-striped lawn. Suddenly, he gasps. He has spotted his biggest enemy: moss!

Now, some scientists say the gardener should rethink. He should be happy to see moss, not upset, they say. 

Moss are the superheroes of the plant world, say some experts. They fight air pollutionThe presence in the air of harmful or poisonous substances. Air pollution can cause many health problems. and keep the soil healthy. They help other plants grow and can survive in both very hot and very cold places.

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Robin Wall Kimmerer is a moss scientist and authorWriter.. She thinks we should live a bit more like moss. 

Mosses have lived through every change in the climate that has ever happened. She thinks they can teach us to be more resilientTough or able to cope with difficulty. .

But some think there is only so much we can learn from a plant.

Yes! Plants can teach us to think differently. Moss is able to change and deal with many different situations. We should be able to too. And it can help us to fight climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change..

No! Moss is an amazing plant. But it is very different to us. We cannot learn to live without water like moss.

Air pollution - The presence in the air of harmful or poisonous substances. Air pollution can cause many health problems.

Author - Writer.

Resilient - Tough or able to cope with difficulty.

Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.