Long journal capturing the shameplant (also knowns as Mimosa pudica, shy plant, touch-me-not, etc.) in a condensed time lapse ...

Mimosa pudica , known as touch-me-not plants, quickly move their leaves in response to touch and new research reveals how they do it. In a study led by Masatsugu Toyota at Saitama University in ...

Rapid leaf movements mediated by Ca2+ signal coupled with action and variation potentials protect the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica from insect attacks.

Mimosa pudica quickly closes its leaves when touched — presumably as a defense mechanism. Desfontaines was interested in the plants’ response to the continuous vibrations of the ride.

Mimosa Pudica (Sensitive plant/Touch Me Not Plant) can offer such protection, going by the report of studies that it curbs poisoning by cobra bite.

Researchers from the University of Western Australia found that Mimosa pudica plants can remember just as well as some animals. The plants displayed survival tactics that require learned behavior ...

On a lonely stretch of railroad tracks near Westwood Avenue I noticed this Mimosa Pudica backlit by the late-day sun. I was out searching for trains, but this seemed too […] ...

The Mimosa pudica plant may not look like much, but this sucker is fast! According to DailyTech, "The plant, common in Jamaica, is among the only plants to showcase rapid plant movement -- a quick ...