When a plant is stressed, it doesn’t keep quiet about it. You won’t hear the plant’s cry because it’s in the ultrasonic range — too high-pitched for human ears — but, for decades, scientists have been ...

A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices. By Gennaro Tomma You may not want to sit next to a crying baby on an ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered for the first time that animals respond to sounds made by plants. The study, published in the journal eLife, found that female moths avoid laying eggs on ...

In 1986, when he was a mere prince, King Charles, Britain’s eco-minded monarch, told a television interviewer that it was important to talk to one’s plants. He was widely mocked. But that piece of ...

The relationships that exist in the natural world are extremely complex. However, by looking more closely at the way moths and plants interact, scientists have revealed that the animals can respond to ...