Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness. Her book is The Light ...

Work to restore Welshpool's library building is nearing completion ahead of a September opening date, contractors behind the ...

From sunburned plants and heat-stressed trees to wondering when and how to water your lawn when the thermometer hits 118 degrees for days in a row, people are concerned about keeping their plants ...

If your plants look particularly unhappy in the middle of the day and are dry, shade is the most helpful thing you can offer, waiting to give them a drink until later in the day.

Listen carefully, and a plant may tell you it’s thirsty. Dry tomato and tobacco plants emit distinct ultrasonic clicks, scientists report March 30 in Cell.The noises sound something like a kid ...

PLANTS ARE CRUCIAL to human survival, even when there’s no sunlight. But dealing with darkness is second nature for someone with a green thumb like Howard Levine, chief scientist for NASA’s ...

Scientists recorded the popping noises that plants make in response to stresses like dehydration or a cut. By Darren Incorvaia Humans have glorious ways of vocalizing discontent: We grumble ...