Even though we know plants are living beings, it's easy to overlook them as just a passive part of the landscape. But a growing body of research is starting to suggest the trees and flowers in your ...

We are learning more and more every day about just how smart some animals are: apes, octopuses, some species of birds, dogs, cats. But how about other animals? Snails? Mosquitos? They sure seem less ...

Research showing water-stressed or injured plants emitting high-pitched sounds could have implications for horticultural monitoring. Credit: Lilach Hadany Plants do not suffer in silence. Instead, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A simple white butterfly caterpillar (Pieris ...

The Secret Language of Plant Stress Signals When plants face stress, they activate a signaling cascade involving multiple ...