Avatar’s New Twist on Plants

[Redpaintednavi]

An article in Astrobiology Magazine about the plants in Avatar:

Although they're not nominated for an Academy Award, plants play a central role in the blockbuster movie "Avatar." A botanist provided the science behind how these unusual organisms may have evolved.

http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3421/avatar

[Swoka Ikran]

Another interesting read.

I always love the back-stories for stuff like this. Explaining only makes it feel more real.

[Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä}]

nice thread. thanks.

[Txonä Unil Stä'nìyu Rolyusì]

Wow, very interesting! Thank you for sharing

-Txonä Rolyu

[Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä}]

they did mention in the survival guide that there was a possibility that a plant that looked alot like one we found thousands of years ago could of originated from earth by a broken asteroid. i forget the name though.

[Redpaintednavi]

Here is another very interesting article:

Avatar's Moon Pandora Could Be Real

Summary: New research indicates that life-bearing moons, such as those featured in Hollywood blockbusters, might be possible. If astronomers discover such a moon nearby, the James Webb Telescope may be able to study its atmospheres and detect key gases like carbon dioxide, oxygen and water vapor. An alien moon orbiting the gas giant planet of a red dwarf star may actually be more likely to be habitable than tidally locked Earth-sized planets or super-Earths.

http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3360/avatars-moon-pandora-could-be-real

['Oma Tirea]

Another interesting read.

I always love the back-stories for stuff like this. Explaining only makes it feel more real.

Molte

[Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä}]

another nice thread. can't wait to get of this friggen planet. lol 

[Human No More]

Another interesting read.

I always love the back-stories for stuff like this. Explaining only makes it feel more real.

Mllte

It's certainly possible, I've done quite a bit of biology and I found the plants of Pandora fascinating, even if that isn't ever what I really focus on.

[Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä}]

Another interesting read.

I always love the back-stories for stuff like this. Explaining only makes it feel more real.

Mllte

It's certainly possible, I've done quite a bit of biology and I found the plants of Pandora fascinating, even if that isn't ever what I really focus on.

what did you find out (biologically)?

[Human No More]

I mean that I did biology for A Level and I've always been interested in it. I meant that plants such as found on Pandora could certainly evolve in the right conditions though

[Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä}]

oh....i guess it is possible, under the right cirenstances....