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Their biological particularities have enabled plants to conquer all natural environments of planet earth; from dry desert lands (cactus and acacia), ice cold (algae), marshes (carnivorous plants) to the concrete in the hearts of our cities (tree of heaven) and wastes (elder).
To succeed this extraordinary colonization, the lords of green have developed many strategies that could be qualified as “vegetal genius”.
Perhaps the foremost of them all, is to have seduced us, the human race. Today we bring plant life into our cities of concrete and asphalt, and some humans have even foreseen the creation of cities entirely made of plants.
Documentary: Invisible Nature - Episode 1: Colonising Plants - 00:00:04
Director: Thierry Berrod
Production: Mona Lisa Production (2012)
Today’s science is revealing astonishing characteristics of our green neighbours. Plants can move, smell, listen, speak and taste; in one word, they communicate. They even seem to appreciate music. Plants have no brain, no nervous system, thus distinguishing themselves from animals. Nevertheless, they are continuously interacting with their environment, and science has proven that some can even recognise members of the same family.
The lords of green react to signals by modifying their metabolism or their organogenesis (how they grow). They communicate with each other, send and receive warning signals, and can even “speak” and ally with animals to fight their enemies. Others have evolved to imitate the looks and smells of a female insect; thus dispersing their pollen via the attracted male. If a very simple plant has 600 different kinds of receptors for detecting odours and tastes in the environment, humans have fewer than 20! Signals that plants are using to talk to each other are biochemically very similar to the hormones we have in our bodies. Plants “talk”!
Documentary: Invisible Nature - Episode 2: Talking Plants - 00:48:53
Director: Thierry Berrod
Production: Mona Lisa Production (2012)
All forms of life on Earth have strategies for survival. The lords of green are the masters of photosynthesis, a word we all know well, but its mechanisms baffle even our finest scientists. Unexpectedly, there is one animal that has managed to break the plants secret; it can photosynthesize.
The most ancient of all trees is nearly 5000 years old; do they withhold a secret for immortality? The highest is taller than the statue of liberty, but how do their leaves hydrate at such heights? A giant sequoia of 2100 tons grew from a single tiny grain. Today’s geneticists are on the hunt to find the largest and oldest living organism on earth – and it could well be the Aspen Poplar trees.
Many of our green friends have travelled to outer space, and returned. Researchers at NASA have proved that plants have the power to clean our air, our soil and our waste water. Some trees produce a bark that resists the flames of fire. An estimated 10 billion tons of wood is created every year by Mother Nature. Have you ever asked yourself where it all comes from? Despite a major handicap, not being able to run for their lives, the vegetal life on earth has developed “super powers”.
Documentary: Invisible Nature - Episode 2: Talking Plants - 01:39:01
Director: Thierry Berrod
Production: Mona Lisa Production (2012)
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Their biological particularities have enabled plants to conquer all natural environments of planet earth; from dry desert lands (cactus and acacia), ice cold (algae), marshes (carnivorous plants) to the concrete in the hearts of our cities (tree of heaven) and wastes (elder).
To succeed this extraordinary colonization, the lords of green have developed many strategies that could be qualified as “vegetal genius”.
Perhaps the foremost of them all, is to have seduced us, the human race. Today we bring plant life into our cities of concrete and asphalt, and some humans have even foreseen the creation of cities entirely made of plants.
Documentary: Invisible Nature - Episode 1: Colonising Plants - 00:00:04
Director: Thierry Berrod
Production: Mona Lisa Production (2012)
Today’s science is revealing astonishing characteristics of our green neighbours. Plants can move, smell, listen, speak and taste; in one word, they communicate. They even seem to appreciate music. Plants have no brain, no nervous system, thus distinguishing themselves from animals. Nevertheless, they are continuously interacting with their environment, and science has proven that some can even recognise members of the same family.
The lords of green react to signals by modifying their metabolism or their organogenesis (how they grow). They communicate with each other, send and receive warning signals, and can even “speak” and ally with animals to fight their enemies. Others have evolved to imitate the looks and smells of a female insect; thus dispersing their pollen via the attracted male. If a very simple plant has 600 different kinds of receptors for detecting odours and tastes in the environment, humans have fewer than 20! Signals that plants are using to talk to each other are biochemically very similar to the hormones we have in our bodies. Plants “talk”!
Documentary: Invisible Nature - Episode 2: Talking Plants - 00:48:53
Director: Thierry Berrod
Production: Mona Lisa Production (2012)
All forms of life on Earth have strategies for survival. The lords of green are the masters of photosynthesis, a word we all know well, but its mechanisms baffle even our finest scientists. Unexpectedly, there is one animal that has managed to break the plants secret; it can photosynthesize.
The most ancient of all trees is nearly 5000 years old; do they withhold a secret for immortality? The highest is taller than the statue of liberty, but how do their leaves hydrate at such heights? A giant sequoia of 2100 tons grew from a single tiny grain. Today’s geneticists are on the hunt to find the largest and oldest living organism on earth – and it could well be the Aspen Poplar trees.
Many of our green friends have travelled to outer space, and returned. Researchers at NASA have proved that plants have the power to clean our air, our soil and our waste water. Some trees produce a bark that resists the flames of fire. An estimated 10 billion tons of wood is created every year by Mother Nature. Have you ever asked yourself where it all comes from? Despite a major handicap, not being able to run for their lives, the vegetal life on earth has developed “super powers”.
Documentary: Invisible Nature - Episode 2: Talking Plants - 01:39:01
Director: Thierry Berrod
Production: Mona Lisa Production (2012)
🤖 This thumbnail was created with the help of artificial intelligence. 🎨
#documentary #freedocumentary #slicedocumentary #documentaries #ecology #earth #environment #sustainability #climatechange #plantscience #plantintelligence #plantcommunication #naturemysteries #hiddennature #biologyscience #lifeonearth #naturalsecrets #scienceexplained #livingworld #natureknowledge #greenplanet
