MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged in shallow ...

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, ...

A new study has found that rice seeds may respond to the sound of raindrops. Researchers found seeds exposed to droplets sprouted faster than those with water but no droplets. Experts say more ...

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 ...

I really don’t like the sound of rain on my roof.