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Do plants know we're here?

CrowdScience by BBC

Sep 25, 202626:28Science & Medicine

CrowdScience listener Gurmeet in India wants to know if plants can sense that we're around. She started wondering about this at a wellness centre where she was encouraged to hug a tree. She enjoyed the experience, but wh...

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