Imagine walking through a forest and knowing that beneath your feet lies an invisible internet connecting every tree around ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Volatile compounds drifting on the breeze. Electrical ...

Every other Friday, NHPR's Outside/In team answers a listener question about the natural world. This week’s question comes from Jenna in Cupertino, Calif. How do plants communicate with each other?

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 ...

Legend has it that trees talk to each other. You might have even pondered if a falling tree goes unnoticed in an otherwise empty forest. This magical image of talking trees — seen in movies, mythology ...

If animals and humans can talk, what more are plants since they are living things? As we know, they do not produce any sound, and we do not hear even a hush from their insides. However, researchers ...

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 ...

University of Regina provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Regina provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Which came first, the acorn or the oak? A more ...