Turns out, light pollution—from streetlights in cities, and along roads—pushed bud burst a full week earlier.

结果，市及道路两边的路灯造成的光污染，会使树木的芽时间提前整整一个星期。

About seeds that lie in the ground for ages and only germinate after a fire?

是那篇关于在地下藏了很多年，但是大火之后重新芽的种子的吗？

There are also green burials that use special materials, such as biodegradable caskets, urns that sprout trees, and burial suits that grow mushrooms.

其他也有环保埋葬採用特殊材料，例如生物可解的棺材，能芽成树的瓮，以及会长蘑菇的丧服。

And that little seed will start to germinate from there, sending its shoots upward to the sky and its roots all the way down to the ground, all the while strangling the host tree, often to death.

那颗小种子就会从那里开始芽，把它的枝条伸向天空，它的根一直扎入泥土中，直到把宿主树勒住，常常是勒死。

However, if less than 50 percent of the seeds sprout, she throws them away.

然而，如果不到50%的种子芽，她就会掉它们。

So, in rare cases, the bacteria can germinate and start producing toxin.

所以在罕见的情况下，这些细菌是可以生根芽，产生毒素的。

Project leader Liu Hanlong says the cotton seeds were the first to sprout.

项目领导人刘汉龙表示棉花种子是都最先芽的。

But most people didn't care, which is how such tweaks took hold, and spread.

但大多数人并不在意，这就是这种调整是如何生根芽并传播开来的。

As soon as Jason scattered them, each seed sprouted into a bloodthirsty warrior.

杰森撒播的蛇牙 全都芽成为嗜血的战士。

I have great news, my seeds are sprouting. Let's look.

我有一个好消息，我的种子芽了。让我们看看。

His analysis of figures comparing the times of the fires and the proportion of seeds that germinated was done in a lot of detail – very impressive.

他对比较火灾时间和芽种子比例的数据进行了非常详细的析——非常令人印象深。

In the wild, the perennial's strategy usually wins out, because once perennial plants lock down some real estate, they can keep it locked down, which leaves little space for shorter-lived plants to sprout.

在野外，多年生植物的策略通常会胜出，因为一旦多年生植物锁定了一些地盘，它们就能一直保持下去，这就给寿命较短的植物留下了很少的芽空间。

As a matter of fact, the plants in Yellowstone became more diverse because the fire created an opportunity for certain plants that could not grow otherwise.

而且事实上，因为大火给一些本来难以生长的种类得以芽，黄石的植物因此变得更具多样性。

Her heart danced with joy to the music that went echoing through the wide world from the roots of the sprouting grass to the great golden blossom of the sun.

从芽的草根到太阳开出的金色花朵，这样的音乐回响在浩淼的世界里，而她的心便随着这音乐欢快地舞动着。

Many thought this task was impossible but Salon and her horticulturalist partner Rlaine Salaway succeeded in growing a tree from what Salon says is the oldest date seed ever germinated.

许多人认为这项任务是不可能的，但沙龙和她的园艺师合作伙伴莱恩·萨拉维成功地用沙龙所说的有史以来芽的最古老的枣树种子种植了一棵树。

And then just like the fairy shrimp, when the rains come, the seeds germinate and transform into tiny, little bright green seedlings, and those can grow for months under water.

然后就像仙女虾一样：当雨季来临，花朵种子芽，变成微小的、明亮的绿色籽苗。这些小苗可以在水中生长几个月。

Excessive heat — including an expected surge of up to 100 degrees this week in France — has caused concerns about reduced output or that some grains simply won't sprout.

过高的气温——包括法国本周预计气温最高可达 100 华氏度（约 38 摄氏度）——已经引起了人们对作物产量下降或一些作物根本无法芽的担忧。

They always went, for example, to the Cathedral on Easter Day, each carrying a little pot of new-springing wheat, as a symbol of life in the springtime.

例如，他们总是在复活节那天去教堂，每个人都带着一壶刚芽的小麦，作为春天生命的象征。

In contrast, plants are always producing new organs from the second they germinate, or begin to grow — can't stop won't stop!

相比之下，植物总是从芽的那一开始产生新的器官，或者开始生长——不能停止，不会停止！

Light is an obvious guess but even seeds that germinate in the dark can aim their shoots and roots correctly.

光是一个明显的猜测，但即使是在黑暗中芽的种子也可以正确地瞄准破土的方向并扎根于正确的位置。