The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature Book 1)
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature Book 1)
We found that trees could communicate, over the air and through their roots. Common sense hooted us down. We found that trees take care of each other. Collective science dismissed the idea. Outsiders discovered how seeds remember the seasons of their childhood and set buds accordingly. Outsiders discovered that trees sense the presence of other
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World
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Proof that the world is stranger than we think.
Ecologists have found that trees send tiny electrical pulses through their roots when they are stressed or cut, and nearby trees register those signals within minutes. Entire groves shift their chemistry in response. In one particularly cool example, the saliva of leaf-eating insects is sensed by the... See more
Ecologists have found that trees send tiny electrical pulses through their roots when they are stressed or cut, and nearby trees register those signals within minutes. Entire groves shift their chemistry in response. In one particularly cool example, the saliva of leaf-eating insects is sensed by the... See more