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 ...

Earlier this week, the question about our capacity to talk to the forest landed in the Washington Post, where climate columnist Michael Coren spotlighted my book ...

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 ...

When I was a kid, my best friend’s mother had a habit of singing arias to her houseplants. I did not know this at the time, but she was likely under the influence of The Secret Life of Plants, a 1973 ...

It sounds like a nice joke, doesn't it? The idea that your peace lily is gossiping with your fern, or the tomato plants are coordinating their growth spurts. Well, it's not a joke at all. Plants have ...

These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how. Science Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here ...

That sweet, earthy smell that fills the air after cutting grass is actually a cacophony of screams in plant speak. Like animals, plants can warn nearby neighbors that danger is afoot. But plants don't ...