{"id":5425,"date":"2013-04-05T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T19:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=5425"},"modified":"2013-04-05T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T19:26:50","slug":"on-the-science-of-how-plants-talk-to-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=5425","title":{"rendered":"On the Science of How Plants Talk to Each Other"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine this, a kernal (heh) of truth: <\/a><\/p>\n

Sound is so fundamental to life that some scientists now think there’s a kernel of truth to folklore that holds humans can commune with plants. And plants may use sound to communicate with one another.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do beetles eavesdrop on drought-stressed pine trees? Maybe so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Imagine this, a kernal (heh) of truth: Sound is so fundamental to life that some scientists now think there’s a kernel of truth to folklore that holds humans can commune with plants. And plants may use sound to communicate with one another. Do beetles eavesdrop on drought-stressed pine trees? 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