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Ly Son Island dons its smooth green moss garb

Ly Son Island dons its smooth green moss garb

All the rocks on Ly Son in Quang Ngai Province get dressed up in green moss from December to April, giving the island a fresh emerald tint.

River moss, a Vietnam mountain delicacy

River moss, a Vietnam mountain delicacy

River moss, a special freshwater version of kelp, is used by Thai and Tay ethnic people in northern Vietnam's mountainous areas as a delicacy.

Thai ethnic minority woman ekes out a living gathering moss

Thai ethnic minority woman ekes out a living gathering moss

The stone moss that grows underwater in shallow streams is an unusual culinary specialty of the Thai people living in northern Vietnam.

June 1, 2019 | 02:12 am PT

Moss could be the 'mother' of oxygen on Earth

Moss could be the 'mother' of oxygen on Earth

Moss boosted the Earth's oxygen 400 million years ago, allowing intelligent life to thrive.

August 15, 2016 | 06:19 pm PT

Lurid green moss carpets sea defenses

Lurid green moss carpets sea defenses

In a curious case of cohabitation between nature and a manmade structure designed to protect a hamlet in Phu Yen from the sea, a blanket of moss has covered the concrete embankment creating a somewhat alien scene.

April 28, 2016 | 05:20 am PT

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