New research shows rice seeds can sense the sound of rain and grow faster. Raindrops create pressure waves that trigger ...

MIT researchers have discovered that rice seeds can detect the sound of falling rain, using vibrations to accelerate germination by 30% to 40%. The sound waves jostle tiny gravity-sensing organelles ...

MIT researchers have found that rice seeds can detect the sound of rain, triggering them to germinate 30–40% faster at optimal planting depths. The study, published in Scientific Reports, offers the ...

Scientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires. At a site in South Carolina, researchers ...

Last year’s Typhoon Tino dropped a month’s worth of rain over the course of a few hours, and left behind hundreds of deaths and millions of pesos in agricultural and structural damage. For some, Tino ...

Some nerd sitting in an office' doesn't seem like exciting research to fund but it's answering urgent questions about severe ...

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would ...

It was a mind-blowing day for hundreds of students and teachers in the western suburbs on Wednesday as they took a field trip ...

Through simple hands-on lessons, students can follow their curiosity, get messy, and explore the world around them.

MIT engineers reveal plant seeds can "hear" the sound of rain, which awakens them from a dormant state and prompts them to ...

Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on replication in ...