Scientists in Japan observed plants sending tiny, mist-like messages to each other through the air. This is the first time we've seen visual evidence of plants talking to each other. The researchers ...

Do you talk to your plants? Nearly half of people who participated in a recent survey said they do — and it may even help a person’s mental health by doing so. The survey, conducted in August by Trees ...

Every other Friday, NHPR's Outside/In team answers a listener question about the natural world. This week’s question comes from Jenna in Cupertino, Calif. How do plants communicate with each other?

We are pretty evenly split between people who talk to plants and people who don’t. Nearly half of the people surveyed by Trees.com admitted that they talk to their leafy friends. And a majority of ...

Earlier this year, The Washington Post reported on a 2022 survey by trees.com. Responding to one of the survey’s questions, 50% of 1,250 respondents reported they talked to their plants and trees.

Plants don’t interrupt when you’re speaking. They don’t argue or ask difficult questions. And regardless of whether they’re actually listening, research has shown them to be a calming presence. It’s ...

Go out into any garden, park or forest and you will be surrounded by a silent cacophony of conversations. Conversations between plants. The fact that plants can "talk" has been known about for several ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...