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 ...

(sbayram/iStock/Getty Images) Plant seeds can sense the vibrations generated by falling raindrops and respond by waking from their state of dormancy to welcome the water, new research shows. While the ...

We tend to think of seeds as passive objects waiting blindly for water and warmth. It turns out they are actively listening, sort of. Deep in the soil, the sharp, percussive sound of a raindrop ...

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the ...