Scientists aren't buying claims that trees talk to each other during eclipses

Scientists aren't buying claims that trees talk to each other during eclipses

For centuries, humans have wondered if trees are more than passive bystanders in nature. Do they sense? Do they communicate? Some researchers think so, but a new study claiming that spruce trees “talk” to one another during solar eclipses is drawing serious skepticism from scientists. The bold claim comes from a research team that monitored three spruce trees in the Italian Alps during a 2020 solar eclipse. They recorded synchronized changes in …

Claims that fir trees synchronize their reactions to solar eclipses have gained widespread popularity in recent years, but many researchers are skeptical. The idea that trees communicate with each other during an eclipse and synchronize their behavior, which has been widely reported in recent years, is quite compelling. The fascinating idea has emerged... The post Scientists question study claiming trees "communicate" with each other first appea…