Your dying plants might be screaming
New research in tomato and tobacco plants suggests they can generate airborne sounds in response to stress (such as from drought, or being cut) that are loud enough for others to hear.
Tag: Plants
Seeds can grow in Moon dust, but not very well
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith (the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface) using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted
UK plants are flowering a month earlier due to climate change
Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners.