Scientists say they have the first direct evidence that seeds can sense the sound of rain, and will sprout faster when they do.

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the ...

Plants have been found to react to touch, light, smells, and even the buzzing of insects, and more recently to the sound of ...

Rain sounds may be soothing for humans, but for plants, the pitter-patter of droplets is more like a jarring morning alarm. As water falls onto soil or water, the vibrations are far stronger ...

The sound of rain stimulates growth in rice seeds, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found ...

(sbayram/iStock/Getty Images) Plant seeds can sense the vibrations generated by falling raindrops and respond by waking from their state of dormancy to welcome the water, new research shows. While the ...

MIT researchers have found that rice seeds can detect the sound of rain, triggering germination up to 40% faster. The study, the first to provide direct evidence of seeds sensing natural sounds, shows ...

Scientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form ...

An opera singer who hid her deafness for over 30 years has described “life-changing” surgery that has the potential to become ...

A study says that the world is seeing more rain overall, but it's also getting drier. The confounding findings reveal a big ...

An international team of scientists has developed a new analysis of how sound waves behave, revealing surprising effects that ...

New research from Dartmouth College shows the Northeast is seeing more rain, and more of it is falling in intense bursts. But ...