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In groundbreaking discovery, researchers found female moths avoid plants that emit distressing sounds for egg-laying

Plants are living beings and can supposedly react the same way as humans can. However, their reactions are yet to be wholly understood by researchers. A new study published in the journal eLife claims ...
CNN

Breakthrough discovery shows that moths listen to plants — and avoid the noisy ones

When a plant is stressed, it doesn’t keep quiet about it. You won’t hear the plant’s cry because it’s in the ultrasonic range — too high-pitched for human ears — but, for decades, scientists have been ...
Phys.org

Plants can sense the sound of rain, new study finds

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would ...
The New York Times

When They Hear Plants Crying, Moths Make a Decision

A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices. By Gennaro Tomma You may not want to sit next to a crying baby on an ...
ExtremeTech

Stressed Plants Produce Sounds as Loud as Normal Human Conversation

Your garden might not be as silent as you think. A new study shows that plants communicate distress via sounds that—while too high-pitched for humans to hear—might be picked up by other plants and ...