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Rip van Winkle snoozed for 20 years, and Sleeping Beauty for 100. But seeds in an underground bottle have easily beaten both these records, germinating long after the scientist who buried them a few feet underground had died. We investigate biology\u2019s long haulers\u2013from seeds to small creatures\u2013who are able to wake up and restart their lives, even after tens of thousands of years. Also, what are those buried 17-year cicadas doing as they wait to come back topside?\nGuests:\n\n\nChris Simon\xa0\u2013\xa0Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut\n\n\nSarah Dwyer\xa0\u2013\xa0Chocolatier, Chouquette Chocolates\n\n\nFrank Telewski\xa0\u2013\xa0Director of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden at Michigan State University, and professor in its department of plant biology\n\n\nRocco Mancinelli\xa0\u2013\xa0Microbial ecologist, Bay Area Environmental Research Institute\n\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices