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Plant seeds are found to wake from dormancy to the vibration of raindrops

development2026-05-11

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Plant seeds can sense the vibrations of falling raindrops and wake from dormancy in response, while Great Lakes river otters are recovering after decades of cross-border effort.

Reporting date: 2026-05-11 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to May 11, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Plant seeds are found to wake from dormancy to the vibration of raindrops
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Reporting date: 2026-05-11
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-11-seeds-wake-to-the-sound-of-rain
Claim: Plant seeds can sense the vibrations of falling raindrops and wake from dormancy in response, while Great Lakes river otters are recovering after decades of cross-border effort.
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- Welcome to May 11, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-11-2026
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