Plant Seeds ‘Adapt To City Life’
By Richard Chasey, posted on March 9th, 2008 in Biodiversity, Would You Believe?
Originally Published by BBC News
The plan Crepis sancta has evolved to better survive in urban habitats by developing heavier seeds that have a better chance of germination.
NASA Daily Image
Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode