image: This is a spore capsule of the peat moss Spagnum fimbriatum in a close state. This image relates to an article that appeared in the July 23, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. D.L. Whitaker at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., and colleagues is titled, "Sphagnum Moss Disperses Spores with Vortex Rings." view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Johan L. van Leeuwen