Plants Also Talk, Researchers Say

A new study carried out at the University of California involving a parasitic plant known as the dodder vine, now shows that this plant is not only able to consume the water and the nutrients of the host, but it can also tap into the communication system of the latter and use it to gather inf... [ read more >> ]

Image of a parasitic dodder plant attached to a tomato

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Image credits: Justin Runyon/De Moraes/Mescher Labs

Image of a parasitic dodder plant attached to a tomato