Scientists Say Birch Trees Send Secret ‘Eclipse Alerts’ Across the Forest

Alessandro Chiolerio’s team wired up birches in the Costa Bocche forest, revealing a bioelectric network that flashes “eclipse alerts” like nature’s group text. This viral forest science discovery hints at an untapped, living internet beneath our feet—roots and all.
Move over, talking plants—birch trees apparently gossip about solar eclipses in the Dolomites. Scientists have proof these leafy chatterboxes use bioelectric signals to brace for cosmic drama.