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Link with Purpose: Gold in plants and exploding seeds

Visit Bonn Botanical Garden, Germany - Photo by Mickey Gast

Visit Bonn Botanical Garden, Germany - Photo by Mickey Gast

A short guide to what we’ve been reading about plants this week.

In praise of nature. Researchers have identified and investigated the characteristics of gold nanoparticles in two plant species growing in their natural environments – the perennial shrub B. nivea and the annual weed Erigeron Canadensis (commonly known as horseweed) >> this way

To watch. Why we need to conserve forests if we want to stand a chance in the face of the growing negative effects of climate change >> this way

To learn. A short history of the enduring life of terracotta >> this way

To stroll. In Wave Hill, 28-acre garden open year-round overlooking the Hudson River, where Mark Twain and a young Teddy Roosevelt summered (though not together) >> this way

In awe. Watch these plants exploding as they spread their seeds from the Smithsonian channel >> this way

Photo of water lily in Bonn Botanical Garden. Photo by Mickey Gast.

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