The Electric Forest: Trees Respond to a Solar Eclipse

Synchronizing by exchanging bioelectric signals (ANSA)

The Electric Forest: Trees Respond to a Solar Eclipse

May 12, 2025 (Spaceweather.com): Solar eclipses aren’t just for homo sapiens. Researchers have long known that birds, insects, and many mammals pay attention when the Moon slides in front of the sun. Now we can add trees to the list. Above: The study’s location in the Dolomite Mountains of Italy. Photo credit: Monica Gagliano A paper just published in the journal Royal Society Open Science reports the extraordinary reaction of an Italian mountai…