New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse https://arstechni.ca/uEwG #plantcommunication #plantbehavior #Debunking #Science #botany
New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse

Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research."

Ars Technica
Trees Can Fight Back: The Silent Defenders of Earth.

Sanjay Mohindroo

Medium

Selección de fotos de Chemical Calls of Care II gracias a lxs fotografxs
Eva Diaz
RomanyÑan
Ariel Martini
Cecilia Diaz Betz

Next stop Ars Electronica

@sonarfestival
@newart_foundation @fundacione_ventos
#chemicalcommunication #artscience #olfactoryart #gassensors #hapticspund #plantcommunication #terpens #airsonification #aromaticplants

Plants can “hear” bees buzzing and produce more nectar, suggesting an active role in their symbiotic relationship with pollinators. This behavior may attract beneficial pollinators over nectar robbers. Buzzing noises could be an environmentally friendly way to enhance crop pollination.

@goodnews

#PlantCommunication #Pollination #Bees #Nectar #Symbiosis #EnvironmentalFriendly #CropPollination
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/plants-produce-more-nectar-when-they-hear-bees-buzzing-scientists-find

Plants produce more nectar when they ‘hear’ bees buzzing, scientists find

Researchers suggest buzzing noises could be used as environmentally friendly way to enhance crop pollination

The Guardian
Before you continue to YouTube

Researchers in Japan have made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing that plants communicate with each other through airborne chemicals, similar to animal warning signals. Using a specialized microscope, scientists observed healthy plants lighting up in response to messages from damaged plants, indicating a sophisticated form of communication among vegetation.

Watch How They Talk to Each Other https://myelectricsparks.com/japanese-scientists-record-plants-talking-with-each-other-on-camera-for-the-first-time/

#PlantCommunication #Science #Research #Japan #environmentalawareness
#PlantScience #Botany #NatureCommunication #ScientificDiscovery

Japanese Scientists Record Plants "Talking" with Each Other on Camera for the First Time

Japanese scientists achieve a historic milestone by capturing real-time footage of plants communicating with each other for the first time. This groundbreaking research unveils the hidden language of plants, shedding light on their intricate communication mechanisms and ecological interactions

Tech Explorers

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-film-plant-talking-to-its-neighbor-and-the-footage-is-incredible

Plants have a way of communicating to each other, using a fine mist of airborne compounds, we've known about this since the 80's.

Now, however, for the first time, Scientists have captured the process on Video. Demonstrating how plants send and receive these transmissions.

This is of course a very short summary of a more complex scientific discovery, I encourage those interested to click through and read the full article.

#Science #Nature #Plants #PlantCommunication

Scientists Film Plant 'Talking' to Its Neighbor, And The Footage Is Incredible

Imperceptible to us, plants are surrounded by a fine mist of airborne compounds that they use to communicate and protect themselves.

ScienceAlert

Real-Time Visualization of Inter-Plant Communication:
Increase in cytosolic calcium ion concentration in leaves exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) triggers defense responses

https://www.chemistryviews.org/real-time-visualization-of-inter-plant-communication/

#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #research #chemiverse #plantcommunication

Real-Time Visualization of Inter-Plant Communication - ChemistryViews

Increase in cytosolic calcium ion concentration in leaves exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) triggers defense responses

ChemistryViews

A recent study found that plants use volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to communicate with each other and warn of upcoming threats. These VOCs are detected through cells called stomata on a leaf's surface. By monitoring the concentration of calcium ions inside plants' cells, researchers can understand stress responses. This research could lead to more effective pest control in agriculture.

#PlantCommunication #StressResponses #PestControl

https://www.newsweek.com/plants-revealed-talking-insects-video-science-1835005?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter#:~:text=Go%20out%20into%20any%20garden%2C%20park%20o

Plants Revealed 'Talking' to Each Other About Insects in Video

Scientists shine a spotlight on the secret conversations of plants with first ever real-time footage.

Newsweek
Spent the weekend pulling a dense hundred foot stretch of scotchbroom ( scorparius) growing along a road berm, in a watershed that until recently has been remarkably free of invasive plants. Scotchbroom is not only a fire hazard, invasive, poisonous to live stock, (deer are smart enough not to eat it) it also messes with the soil pH. It makes soil in my area so acidic almost nothing but moss will grow. After eradication, soil can take years to recover. It screws up phosphate availability, and i suspect it puts out allopathic chemicals in it roots to deter other plants. I eradicated a patch 20 years ago, and today the only thing growing there is moss.
Scotchbroom removal can be daunting, especially using an old school, clunky, extremely heavy weed wrench. Id been thinking about what to try planting in place of the scotchbroom. What kept popping into my mind was Toyon, and perhaps Ceanothus douglisiana. Toyon sprouts easily if you soak them in hot water overnight. I had no idea if they'd take but thought I'd try.
I started pulling scotchbroom, exposing the mostly barren soil beneath, but i noticed a few other green seedlings scattered among the broom. Curious I looked to see what species they were, I discovered they were Toyon, and a solitary ceanothus douglisiana.
I swear the plants in my watershed talk to me, telling me what to plant, and where, and I mean this literally , not metaphorically. I ask a question, what should i plant, they answer "Toyon and Ceanothus"
Toyon is a CA native, a beautiful shrub with bright red berries that are an important winter food source for birds. Recommended for landscaping because its relatively fire resistant, and drought tolerant. The flowers of Ceanothus , also known as wild lilac produce an indescribably delicious aroma favored by bees.
#InvasivePlants #scotchbroom #ScotchbroomRemoval #CaliforniaNativePlants #toyon #CeanothusDouglisiana #AcidicsoilpH #plantcommunication
Scotchbroom before and after day 1, toyon seedlings