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Can plants hear? Latest research offers new insights
- May 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the first direct evidence that plant seeds and seedlings can sense sounds in nature." Perhaps surprisingly, the effects reported in this new study are not as radical as they may appear.
Originally published at Phys.org