Imagine walking through a field of crops and hearing high-pitched clicks emanating from the plants. While this may sound like science fiction, it’s a reality that scientists are now studying. These ...

It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well, sort of. Not in the same way you or I might scream. Rather, they emit popping or clicking noises ...

(CNN) — When a plant is stressed, it doesn’t keep quiet about it. You won’t hear the plant’s cry because it’s in the ultrasonic range — too high-pitched for human ears — but, for decades, scientists ...

Even more surprisingly, plants themselves can produce sound waves. Recent studies have shown that stressed plants, such as those that are thirsty or injured, emit tiny clicking or popping sounds at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Egyptian cotton leafworm moth prefers to lay eggs on quiet plants over ones emitting ultrasonic distress sounds, new research ...