Turns out humans didn’t invent the silent disco: a new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) has revealed that the original group behind the idea of quietly dancing together is tall, strong and full of chlorophyll.
According to the universities’ research published in Physical Review X, sunflowers optimize their growth in cramped conditions by “dancing”: using a combination of random movements and responses to neighboring plants’ shadows to maximize their collective exposure to sunlight.
