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Forest's Strange Response to an Eclipse May Have a More Mundane Explanation


In a controversial study published in April last year, researchers described an astonishing phenomenon: a forest of Norway spruce trees (Picea abies) appeared to 'sync' their electrical signaling ahead of a partial solar eclipse.

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