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 ...

Imagine walking through a forest and knowing that beneath your feet lies an invisible internet connecting every tree around you. The ground is alive with conversation. Trees are sharing food with ...

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Spruce trees retain ancient memories of their environment and communicate with one other in the hours preceding a solar eclipse, a new international study suggests. "We now see the forest not as a ...

For centuries, humans have wondered if trees are more than passive bystanders in nature. Do they sense? Do they communicate? Some researchers think so, but a new study claiming that spruce trees "talk ...

While we anxiously await the results of the state’s annual Arbor Day poster contest (sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the U.S. Forest Service and MA Tree ...