World’s tiniest flowering plant could feed deep space astronauts By Talker News Oct 12, 2026 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Duckweed on end of pencil. (University of Nottingham via SWNS) By Talker By Stephen BeechThe world’s smallest flowering plant would be an “ideal” food crop for future space missions, according to new research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmsF4<H665D >62DFC6 ;FDE 2 76H >:==:>6E6CD 24C@DD[ 3FE D4:6?E:DED D2J E96J 4@F=5 7665 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_g^b`^?6H\C6D62C49\>2J\96=A\2DEC@?2FED\2G@:5\EF>>J\EC@F3=6D\:?\DA246^Qm2DEC@?2FEDk^2m 6IA=@C:?8 566A DA246 — 2D H6== 2D AC@G:5:?8 2 A@E6?E:2= D@FC46 @7 7@@5 2?5 AC@E6:? @? t2CE9]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm#6D62C496CD 2E E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?@EE:?892>]24]F<^Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 }@EE:?892>k^2m 4@?5F4E65 86?6 6IAC6DD:@? 2?2=JD:D 2?5 4FEE:?8\6586 >:4C@D4@AJ @? 5F4<H665D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96:C 7:?5:?8D[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 ;@FC?2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]46==]4@>^4FCC6?E\3:@=@8J^9@>6QmrFCC6?E q:@=@8Jk^2m[ D9@H E92E E96J C6E2:? E96 D2>6 32D:4 3F:=5:?8 3=@4<D 7@F?5 :? E96 D9@@ED @7 =2C86C A=2?ED]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmqFE E9@D6 DECF4EFC6D 92G6 366? “5C2>2E:42==J 4@>AC6DD65” 2?5 7FD65 E@86E96C]k^Am (Photo by Samiran Biswas via Pexels) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J =6256C p?E9@?J q:D9@AA D2JD >:?:2EFC:K2E:@? :D 2 “C6>2C<23=6 A96?@>6?@?” 7@F?5 E9C@F89@FE E96 ?2EFC2= H@C=5[ 7C@> E:?J 2?:>2=D E@ >:?:2EFC6 A=2?ED]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 D2:5i “sF4<H665D 2C6 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ 7=@H6C:?8 A=2?ED E92E 42? >62DFC6 ;FDE 2 76H >:==:>6E6CD 24C@DD[ J6E E96:C C6=2E:G6D :?4=F56 D@>6 @7 E96 =2C86DE 96C3246@FD A=2?ED]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“(6 H6C6 :?E6C6DE65 E@ 7:?5 @FE 9@H 2 4@>A=6E6 A=2?E 3@5J A=2? 42? 36 A24<65 :?E@ DF49 2 E:?J DA246]k^Am More from this section +4 NASA shares stupendous ‘smiling’ galaxy clusters How social media is being used against people in divorce and custody cases +2 Vaping for just a few days can cause lasting lung damage: study kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“(9:=6 >:?:2EFC:K2E:@? :? 2?:>2=D :D @7E6? 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 E96 =@DD @7 @C82?D @C 3@5J DECF4EFC6D[ H6 92G6 C6G62=65 E92E 5F4<H665D 92G6 E2<6? 2 5:776C6?E C@FE6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“(92E DFCAC:D65 FD :D E92E[ H96? H6 =@@<65 4=@D6=J[ E96 32D:4 @C82?:K2E:@? @7 E96 D9@@E H2D DE:== E96C6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“#2E96C E92? E9C@H:?8 2H2J A2CED @7 E96 3=F6AC:?E[ 5F4<H665 2AA62CD E@ 92G6 4@>AC6DD65 2?5 7FD65 :ED 4@>A@?6?ED :?E@ 2? :?4C65:3=J 4@>A24E A=2?E]k^Am (Photo by Petr Ganaj via Pexels) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“%92E 8:G6D FD 2 ?6H H2J @7 E9:?<:?8 23@FE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^``^ad^9@H\A=2?ED\6G@=G6\E@\DFCG:G6\:?\FC32?\2C62D^Qm9@H A=2?ED 42? 6G@=G6k^2m E@ 364@>6 D@ D>2==]”k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmq:D9@AA D2:5 5F4<H665 C6D62C49 :D 25G2?4:?8 C2A:5=J[ 5C:G6? 3J 8C@H:?8 :?E6C6DE :? E96 E:?J A=2?ED 2D 2 A@E6?E:2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^_`^_g^8C66?\>65:E6CC2?62?\5:6E\8@@5\7@C\C65F4:?8\3=@@5\G6DD6=\DE:77?6DD^QmD@FC46 @7 7@@5 2?5 ?@G6= AC@E6:?k^2m @? t2CE9[ 2D H6== 2D 2 A@DD:3=6 4C@A 7@C 7FEFC6 DA246 >:DD:@?D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 25565i “&?=:<6 >@DE @7 E96 4C@AD H6 8C@H E@52J[ H9:49 92G6 366? D92A65 3J E9@FD2?5D @7 J62CD @7 5@>6DE:42E:@? 2?5 D6=64E:G6 3C665:?8[ E96 A@E6?E:2= @7 5F4<H665 C6>2:?D =2C86=J F?6IA=@C65]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“tG6? E96 32D:4 2C49:E64EFC6 @7 E96 5F4<H665 A=2?E 92D C6>2:?65 D@>6E9:?8 @7 2 >JDE6CJ]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm“&?56CDE2?5:?8 9@H :ED 3@5J :D @C82?:K65 AC@G:56D 2? 6DD6?E:2= 7C2>6H@C< 7@C F?56CDE2?5:?8 9@H 5F4<H665 8C@HD[ 56G6=@AD 2?5 7F?4E:@?D — 2?5 F=E:>2E6=J 9@H :ED A@E6?E:2= >:89E 36 :>AC@G65]”k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$EF5J 4@\2FE9@C p=6I (2C6 D2:5i “sF4<H665D 2C6 2DE@?:D9:?8=J D>2==[ D@ :E :D E6>AE:?8 E@ E9:?< @7 E96> 2D 6:E96C AC:>:E:G6 A=2?ED @C D:>A=J 2D 92G:?8 =@DE A2CED[ 3FE E9:D :D ?@E E96 42D6]”k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm(2C6 25565i “~FC C6D62C49 255D E@ 8C@H:?8 6G:56?46 7C@> 24C@DD E96 C6D62C49 4@>>F?:EJ 23@FE E9:D A=2?E 2?5 H:== 96=A 677@CED E@ EFC? E96> :?E@ 2 7FEFC6 4C@A]”k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Homepage Stephen Beech Recommended for you Most Popular 4 arrested on drug charges Governor issues state of emergency in 3 local counties, beyond Tallassee rape case dismissed after 2 years City declares state of emergency Local counties now under tropical storm watch Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 86° Sunny86° / 54° 3 PM 86° 4 PM 85° 5 PM 84° 6 PM 80° 7 PM 74°
