Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

(news.mit.edu)

63 points by paulpauper3 hours ago

5 comments

  • pazimzadeh1 hour ago
    Cool study. Not too surprising though given how much time plants have had to optimize growth.<p>Kind of similarly, you don&#x27;t need to swallow high energy drinks to get the performance benefits.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;2009&#x2F;apr&#x2F;15&#x2F;high-energy-carbohydrate-drinks-performance-brain" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;2009&#x2F;apr&#x2F;15&#x2F;high-energy-...</a>
    • unfitted25451 hour ago
      Could this not be the sublingual absorbtion of sugar rather than seemingly random &quot;brain signals&quot; the article suggests?
      • bandofthehawk1 hour ago
        I was thinking along similar lines. If this was purely due to brain signals, I would think the artificial sweetener would also work.
  • SpyCoder7730 minutes ago
    The amount of things that plants can sense without a brain or nervous system is incredible.
  • ghstinda57 minutes ago
    A lot of people talk to their plants. I never judge them.
  • namegulf2 hours ago
    Plants are living things