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Do Trees Talk During Eclipses? A Bold Claim Faces Scientific Scrutiny

Jan Otte

When one recent study hinted that trees could “converse” with one another in expectation of a solar eclipse, headlines flashed with the exciting prospect of plant communication. The research, published in Royal Society Open Science, said spruce trees in Italy’s Dolomite mountains had synchronized bioelectric activity hours in advance of a partial solar eclipse bordering ...