![earthseedlings Instagram post (photo) Sunflowers 🌻 are a symbol for nuclear disarmament. Rather synchronistically they also contain the ability to absorb nuclear radiation. They are hyperaccumulators, meaning they can take up high earthseedlings Instagram post (photo) Sunflowers 🌻 are a symbol for nuclear disarmament. Rather synchronistically they also contain the ability to absorb nuclear radiation. They are hyperaccumulators, meaning they can take up high](https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/s1080x1080/66436306_380029682654745_3280054417190506018_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=Rnd39WUFJ5AAX95XNFj&oh=2b8759afcd9c30c7801325dcb300e1fd&oe=5E8D740E)
earthseedlings Instagram post (photo) Sunflowers 🌻 are a symbol for nuclear disarmament. Rather synchronistically they also contain the ability to absorb nuclear radiation. They are hyperaccumulators, meaning they can take up high
![Sunflower inflorescences absorb maximum light energy if they face east and afternoons are cloudier than mornings | Scientific Reports Sunflower inflorescences absorb maximum light energy if they face east and afternoons are cloudier than mornings | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-020-78243-z/MediaObjects/41598_2020_78243_Fig6_HTML.jpg)
Sunflower inflorescences absorb maximum light energy if they face east and afternoons are cloudier than mornings | Scientific Reports
TechFest - True or false: sunflowers can be used to clean nuclear radiation. It's #true Sunflowers are plants that have the capacity to absorb high concentration of toxic materials in their tissues.
![Effect of gamma radiation of 60Co on sunflower plants (Helianthus annuus L.) (Asteraceae), from irradiated achenes Effect of gamma radiation of 60Co on sunflower plants (Helianthus annuus L.) (Asteraceae), from irradiated achenes](http://www.scielo.org.pe/img/revistas/agro/v9n3/a02fig01.jpg)
Effect of gamma radiation of 60Co on sunflower plants (Helianthus annuus L.) (Asteraceae), from irradiated achenes
![After the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. scientists planted sunflowers nearby to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from contaminated ponds and soil. The same method was used again in 2011 at After the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. scientists planted sunflowers nearby to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from contaminated ponds and soil. The same method was used again in 2011 at](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/18be43636a538bd582e225e5f7ac251296743daec89b345bd4486a93d9becf4e_1.jpg)
After the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. scientists planted sunflowers nearby to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from contaminated ponds and soil. The same method was used again in 2011 at
![Scientists Are Using Sunflowers To Clean Up Nuclear Radiation - Garden Collage Magazine | Nuclear radiation, Sunflower, Radiation Scientists Are Using Sunflowers To Clean Up Nuclear Radiation - Garden Collage Magazine | Nuclear radiation, Sunflower, Radiation](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/18/fc/8218fc184225f924cd5f7d202654484d.png)
Scientists Are Using Sunflowers To Clean Up Nuclear Radiation - Garden Collage Magazine | Nuclear radiation, Sunflower, Radiation
![Scientists Are Using Sunflowers To Clean Up Nuclear Radiation - Garden Collage Magazine | Nuclear radiation, Sunflower, Sunflower fields Scientists Are Using Sunflowers To Clean Up Nuclear Radiation - Garden Collage Magazine | Nuclear radiation, Sunflower, Sunflower fields](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5a/79/b4/5a79b4a93e908e58cbafd13745cab88e.jpg)