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, ...

There is something about sitting outside under the shelter of a roof while rain pours down in front of you, creating a ...

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 ...