Aspirin may soothe plants' headaches
WASHINGTON — Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. Turns out some plants like it, too.
Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research were surprised to discover that stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical that can be detected in the air above the plants.
The chemical may be a sort of immune response that helps protect the plants, the scientists speculated.
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