Alpine grassland (IMAGE) University of Basel Caption Alpine plants that start to grow earlier also start to age earlier. As is the case with the alpine vegetation in these containers, which were exposed to summer weather several months before the snow melted (photograph taken in July) Credit Patrick Möhl, University of Basel Usage Restrictions Only to be used in reporting on the related press release License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.