They filmed the seed dispersal using a high-speed camera, which captured up to 8,600 frames per second. They then measured ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium might seem like an ordinary weedy plant. But ...

The squirting cucumber Ecballium—not to be confused with the exploding cucumber Cyclanthera—is not a showy plant. It meanders ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

“弹道种子传播”在植物中并不常见——但也许有充分的理由，当你看到这种被亲切地称为“喷瓜”的植物能够做到什么时。这种黄瓜不需要风或动物等外部帮助，而是自己完成任务，从其细长多刺的形态的一端向空中喷射出一股快速的水流和种子。现在我们知道它是如何做到的了。

To reveal the mechanism, the team employed the help of a high-speed camera that could capture up to 8,600 frames per second, ...

"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external ...

The quirky plant, a relative of the edible cucumber, ejects its seeds at a whopping 44mph - even faster than the human ...

Scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered the secrets behind one of nature’s quirkiest plants - the ...

Scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered the secrets behind one of nature's quirkiest plants - the ...