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Most of us aren't spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally—a new leaf unfurled, a stem leaning toward the window. But in the summer of 1863, ...

Leaf movement in plants encompasses a spectrum of responses ranging from slow, daily adjustments to rapid reactions to mechanical or environmental stimuli. Central to many macroscopic movements is the ...

On a shelf lined with terra-cotta pots, herbs bend their stems toward the nearest window. In a field of golden wildflowers, leaves rotate with the path of the sun. In a dappled forest, vines twine up ...

A mutant seedling revealed how plant tissues scatter incoming light, allowing plants to sense its direction and move toward it. On a shelf lined with terra cotta pots, herbs bend their stems toward ...

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