For thousands of years, humans have observed plants with fascination, marveling at their shapes, colors, and scents. However, until recently, we often considered them as simple passive organisms, ...

Plants do not stay silent. New research shows how plant diversity changes smell based communication across ecosystems.

Latin might seem like an obscure, inscrutable language for naming plants. But it can open up the botanical world in ways you can’t imagine. By Margaret Roach The plants are trying to tell us something ...

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A silent scream might be resonating in the tranquil corners of your garden. This isn't a plot from a horror movie, but a groundbreaking discovery shaking botany's foundations. Plants, the seemingly ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown way plants shape their growth in response to light — a breakthrough that could better equip crops to handle environmental stress. In a first-of-its-kind ...

A friend recently told me her plants talk to her. I thought she was joking but she was serious. What is your opinion? Plants don’t verbally speak but they do communicate in many ways. Probably the ...