Absolutely Fantastic!! - Thank-you sooo much for Sharing. It is children we should consider to motivate us more to take care of the planet. ๐๐ซ๐ ๐
Groundbreaking botanical research is challenging the long-held belief in human exceptionalism, suggesting that plants possess forms of spatial awareness, intentionality, and consciousness.
For centuries, humans have regarded plants as passive organisms, but pioneering studies are rewriting this view. According to plant neurobiologist Dr. Stefano Mancuso, plants display sophisticated behaviors that parallel those of conscious animals. In laboratory experiments, plants react to anesthesia in ways strikingly similar to humans and animals โ for instance, the Venus flytrap becomes completely unresponsive when anesthetized.
Time-lapse studies further reveal remarkable intelligence in common bean plants, which demonstrate clear spatial awareness by precisely aiming shoots toward supports and even adjusting their growth strategy when they detect another plant has already claimed a support.
These findings indicate that consciousness may not be limited to organisms with brains, but could be a more flexible property emerging in diverse life forms. As trees migrate northward in response to climate change, mirroring animal migration, researchers argue that our understanding of โmindโ must expand beyond traditional boundaries.
With over three trillion trees on Earth, acknowledging plant consciousness could transform our ethical frameworks, agricultural practices, and relationship with nature, shifting from viewing plants as mere resources to recognizing them as active, aware participants in our shared ecosystem.
[Yokawa, K., Kagenishi, T., Pavloviฤ, A., Gall, S., Weiland, M., Mancuso, S., & Baluลกka, F. (2018). Anaesthetics stop diverse plant organ movements, affect endocytic vesicle recycling and ROS homeostasis, and block action potentials in Venus flytraps. Annals of Botany, 122(5), 747โ756. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx155]
@Lionesses Lioness Chorus - Roaring Conversations https://t.co/7ScHDAt5Qm via @YouTube ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ- Ladies, Great to see you Roar to Victory!! X๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝโฝ๏ธ๐X
I Liked it!!!!! - I saw this at #WindsorTheatre last night with two of my absolute #Besties. - We went in honour of what would have been my late Mumโs Birthday. Both my friends Thanked me at the end for suggesting it and booking central seats at the front. #VeryEnjoyable.๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Happy New Year Everyone!!!! X๐๐๐ฝ๐๐X
Can you believe weโre already a quarter of the way through the 21st Century!! X๐ฑ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐X
2/2โฆgo to one of his retreats - it will heal you and more! Also check out #Mindvalley - As you can see Bianca Andreescu used Mindvalley and she beat Serena Williams at the US Final when she was just 19! Vishen Lakhiani is Mindvalleyโs founder and heโs an Amazing Teacher! ๐๐
@NickKyrgios 1/2 Hello Nick, I read an article about you in the #TelegraphMagazine and I really felt for you. Check out this video and I would also encourage you toโฆ How I RELAX And Use My VIBRATION To Attract Anything I Want | Joe Dispenza https://t.co/J6L0isVWFy via @YouTube
Jessica wants to help as many people as she can she's gone from a little 4 year old to a 8 year old and still embracing her confidence and helping others to embrace there's and she wants to give back ๐ค colostomyuk have been a massive support last 4 years https://t.co/JZVLxeV1BS
This is what Iโm wearing - Inside the house!!!! - Tracksuit trousers, vest top, hoodie, autumn jacket, scarf!!!! - Is anyone else feeling it??!! โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ https://t.co/OiXO72Sqt1
This morning, His Majesty The King will lead the nation in Remembrance at the #RemembranceSunday Service at the Cenotaph.
You can watch live on @BBCOne from 10:15 GMT.
#LestWeForget
Ravens illegally shot on two Strathbraan grouse moors.
And not just shot. The post mortem report on one raven suggests it was also stamped on 'repeatedly'.
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This is totally lovely, and there is one extra bit to think about, โmy name is Catherineโ is her reply when asked. Itโs time we grew up and stopped banging on about Kate, it isnโt her name.
The heirs and their real spares ๐โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ how embarrassing that someone who stopped being the spare 9 years ago has a "book" coming out in January called "spare"! Move on with your life already and stop living in the past ๐๐๐