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Do trees save rain water? How do they manage to preserve this water?

The monsoon season brings sudden rainstorms that can quickly change a landscape. Hard, dry soil can turn into rivers of mud in minutes. During these rainstorms trees help control flooding. Trees do ...
Phys.org

Plants can sense the sound of rain, new study finds

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would ...
Phys.org

Prized 750-ton rain tree moved to new home—critics fear it won't survive.

A majestic rain tree has lived through 100 years of nasty weather, surviving torrential flooding, fierce storms and powerful hurricanes. But some worry the landmark tree won't survive its latest test, ...
Nature

Seeds accelerate germination at beneficial planting depths by sensing the sound of rain

The ability of natural environmental sound to stimulate seeds and seedlings sufficiently to foster growth, by mechanisms related to gravitropism 1,2,3,4,5,6 for example, has not been previously ...
Sun Sentinel

Some fear Fort Lauderdale’s legendary rain tree will die. But CEO of company hired to move tree says it’s doing fine.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Expert tree mover Tom Cox has a message for all the folks fretting over the fate of Fort Lauderdale’s famous rain tree now that it’s been moved closer to the New River to make way ...