Although seagrass may not appear to be noteworthy, one variety of seaweed has just been named the world's largest known plant. A team of researchers discovered a 4,500-year-old field of seagrass off the coast of Australia, as reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. This Posidonia australis field is really made up of only one plant that sprouted from a single … [Read more...] about The World’s Largest Plant Has Been Discovered In The Ocean Off The Coast Of Australia
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A 180-Kilometer-Long Meadow Of Self-Cloning Seagrass Is The World’s Largest Plant
According to experts from The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Flinders University, an Australian seagrass clone has gained the title of "world's biggest plant," despite being 4,500 years old and spanning only 180 kilometers (112 miles). The finding happened by chance when researchers were looking at how many plants were in a seagrass meadow in Shark Bay and were … [Read more...] about A 180-Kilometer-Long Meadow Of Self-Cloning Seagrass Is The World’s Largest Plant
According to Statistics, China Nurtured a Plant on The Moon, and it Produced Two Leaves
It marks the first time a plant has been grown on the moon. China made history in January when it landed its Chang'e-4 spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The mission was also the first to experiment with growing plants on the moon, and it transported a mini-biosphere dubbed the Lunar Micro Ecosystem to the lunar surface (LME). Except for the microgravity and cosmic … [Read more...] about According to Statistics, China Nurtured a Plant on The Moon, and it Produced Two Leaves
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident is Still Creating Radioactive Animals
Chernobyl's calamity is well-known around the world, and it has resulted in acres of unusable territory. Some choose to accept the dangers and stay in the radioactive area, but the majority avoid it. Animals have begun to take over the area and populate themselves within the contamination and radiation since people no longer go about (save for testing). Here are some of the … [Read more...] about The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident is Still Creating Radioactive Animals
This Phallic-Appearing Object Is Actually a Living Plant in the Philippines
Many people couldn't believe it was a genuine plant when it went viral. That was the case. Images of a plant known as the 'penis flytrap' went viral in March 2019. The name is a pun on the plant Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), the name of which might be an oblique allusion to the plant's likeness to human female genitalia. To begin, here's what the Venus flytrap … [Read more...] about This Phallic-Appearing Object Is Actually a Living Plant in the Philippines