Some plants' seeds don't open until they are frozen for a while, or on fire, or until other conditions are met.
Cold stratification is best known, where you sow seeds in the winter ...or put them in the fridge to simulate winter.
i also spent some time with a friend talking out why a plant humanoid might want to reproduce with someone who is not that would feel a bit more "hard science."
The question is: Does the plant get you pregnant, or does it just need your body heat to stratify seeds?
🧵 in the quotes.
Some plants' seeds don't open until they are frozen for a while, or on fire, or until other conditions are met.
Cold stratification is best known, where you sow seeds in the winter ...or put them in the fridge to simulate winter.
Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on the creation of an American caste system.
Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on the creation of an American caste system.
ED data has been far better for state by state trends than WW. Poof.
ED data has been far better for state by state trends than WW. Poof.
Looks like where the poor live is not very protected.
Looks like where the poor live is not very protected.
New research shows that ocean stratification is triggering a "triple whammy" of deoxygenation, acidification, and marine heatwaves.
In our second article, @umsonst.bsky.social and I unpack the biochemical impacts of ocean stratification.
New research shows that ocean stratification is triggering a "triple whammy" of deoxygenation, acidification, and marine heatwaves.
In our second article, @umsonst.bsky.social and I unpack the biochemical impacts of ocean stratification.