Learn more about squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) and how their seeds explode out of them, which could lead to medical advancements.

Conspiracy theorists have blamed the devastating flash floods in Texas on cloud seeding, a technique used to chemically induce rainfall. Scientists have dismissed the theories as baseless. A DW Fact ...

Many factors must interact perfectly to disperse the seeds efficiently without destroying the plant too early.

New research into the biomechanics of explosive seed dispersal in squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) reveals how these ...

New research into the biomechanics of explosive seed dispersal in squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) reveals how these plants have adapted a ...

Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to water their flowerbed ...

UPDATE: At 4 a.m., the Nye County Sheriff’s Office reports that Brandor Port was located and interviewed, and officers are ...

As invasive species continue to inflict billions of dollars of damage in the U.S. every year, officials are doing their best to educate the public to help minimize their impact. In the case of ...

ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND BIONOMICS A preliminary investigation of pre-dispersal seed predation by Acanthoscelides schrankiae Horn (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze Trees ...

We found a random distribution pattern of the trees. The seasonal dry/rainy regime influenced fruiting and dispersal patterns, and seeds were released during the dry season (even in ENSO years). So, ...