Plants are intelligent information processors—without brains.
Some plants communicate through underground networks using fungal collaborators, sharing warnings faster than any animal nervous system.
A single tree can count, remember multiple past threats, and change its chemistry in anticipation of future harm.
Plants excrete volatile blends that recruit predators of herbivores, effectively outsourcing intricate decision-making to distant ecosystems.
Plants recognize kin and alter their growth to avoid competing with relatives, conserving shared genetic success across generations.
Some plants communicate through underground networks using fungal collaborators, sharing warnings faster than any animal nervous system.
A single tree can count, remember multiple past threats, and change its chemistry in anticipation of future harm.
Plants excrete volatile blends that recruit predators of herbivores, effectively outsourcing intricate decision-making to distant ecosystems.
Plants recognize kin and alter their growth to avoid competing with relatives, conserving shared genetic success across generations.
