Rain does more than soak the ground. For some seeds, it may also act like an alarm clock. MIT engineers have found evidence that the sound of falling raindrops can speed up germination in rice seeds, ...

MIT researchers have found that rice seeds can detect the sound of rain, triggering germination up to 40% faster. The study, the first to provide direct evidence of seeds sensing natural sounds, shows ...

MORE than half of campers say the sounds of the outdoors help them get a better night’s sleep than if they were in their own bed. A poll of 1,000 people who often go camping revealed 56 per cent of ...

MIT engineers made an interesting discovery: rice seeds respond to the sound of rain. This noise acts like a signal, waking them from dormancy. In several controlled tests, researchers noticed that ...