Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogue—through air, soil, and even electricity.

Researchers who manipulate lignin, a molecular fiber that allows plants to grow tall and transport water, unexpectedly discovered its synthesis has more far-reaching effects on plant development than ...

Machine generated contents note: 1. Communication and the evolution of plant-animal interactions -- 1.1. Communication -- 1.2. Signals vs. cues -- Box 1.1 Deceptive communication -- 1.3. Plant-animal ...

DAVIS--"To thine own self be true" may take on a new meaning—not with people or animal behavior but with plant behavior. Plants engage in self-recognition and can communicate danger to their "clones" ...

Paco Calvo, a researcher at Spain’s University of Murcia, is on a mission. According to New Scientist, he’s attempting to build a solid scientific framework for understanding “plant neurobiology,” ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...

Join us on Wednesday, January 13th at noon Pacific for the Plant Communication Hack Chat with Lex Kravitz! As far as conversation goes, plants are usually a pretty poor choice of partners. Sure, we’ve ...

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, ...

The plants will be assessed for biochemistry and gene expression during a few minutes of microgravity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

I don’t care how you prune your tomato plants. But if you prune them, the suckers present an interesting opportunity. New plants. One more weird thing about tomato plants is that they can create ...