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The secret lives of plants

Trees talk, flowers build elaborate traps and some plants can even come back from the dead. Skeptical? These fascinating talks may just grow on you.

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The roots of plant intelligence
13:33

Stefano Mancuso

The roots of plant intelligence

13 minutes 33 seconds
The mysterious lives of giant trees
19:11

Richard Preston

The mysterious lives of giant trees

19 minutes 11 seconds
The world's oldest living things
13:51

Rachel Sussman

The world's oldest living things

13 minutes 51 seconds
The beautiful tricks of flowers
13:31

Jonathan Drori

The beautiful tricks of flowers

13 minutes 31 seconds
How trees talk to each other
18:09

Suzanne Simard

How trees talk to each other

18 minutes 9 seconds
The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us
21:25

Antonio Donato Nobre

The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us

21 minutes 25 seconds
How we can make crops survive without water
13:46

Jill Farrant

How we can make crops survive without water

13 minutes 46 seconds
A plant's-eye view
17:12

Michael Pollan

A plant's-eye view

17 minutes 12 seconds
Humble plants that hide surprising secrets
14:02

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Humble plants that hide surprising secrets

14 minutes 2 seconds
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