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The record shattering high temperatures has proven to be too much for even seasoned desert-dwelling saguaro cactuses.

It’s So Hot That Decades-Old Cactuses Are Toppling Over in Defeat

By Frank Landymore

When they're dehydrated or have parts of themselves cut off, plants appear to make sounds akin to crying — and scientists have caught it on audio.

Science & Energy

Plants Cry. Here’s What They Sound Like.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A scientist is attempting to build a framework for understanding "plant neurobiology," with the hope of answering the question: are plants conscious?

Science & Energy

New Experiments Examine Whether Plants Might Be Conscious Beings

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has announced the first fruit to be grown in space before the end of this year: the humble Espanola chile pepper (capsicum annuum).

NASA Planning to Grow Chili Peppers on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

A soft robot tendril wraps its way around a plant vine.

This Soft Robot Mimics Plant Tendrils To Creep and Climb

New research shines a light on the importance of soil moisture in plants' ability to trap CO2 — and extreme weather events could hinder that ability.

Extreme Weather Is Preventing Plants From Processing Carbon

By Kristin Houser

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun

Science & Energy

New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun

By Dan Robitzski

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Spring Might Come Earlier, but Food Shortages Will Still Happen

By Claudia Geib

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China Will Plant 32,400 Square Miles of Trees to Combat Air Pollution

Researchers Have Mapped Out How Plants Sense Our World

Researchers Have Mapped Out How Plants Sense Our World

By Christianna Reedy

Scientists Discover Plants Respond to Anesthetics — Which Could End Animal Testing

Health & Medicine

Scientists Discover Plants Respond to Anesthetics — Which Could End Animal Testing

By Chelsea Gohd

Plants Have Been “Hijacked” to Create a Vaccine — And it Could Eradicate Polio

Health & Medicine

Plants Have Been “Hijacked” to Create a Vaccine — And it Could Eradicate Polio

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Science & Energy

Scientists Imagine What Plants Would Look Like on Alien Worlds