New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal in plants
Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution ...
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Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
When wind or other disturbances detach winged ... design and spinning movement can teach physicists like me about seed dispersal patterns and even engineering new types of flying vehicles.
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Fruit and seeds
These are the main ways in which seeds can be dispersed: Animals Explosion Wind Water Seeds must be dispersed or spread away from each other and from their parent plant. This is to reduce ...
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How do plants spread their seeds?
Plants in the wild have many different ways of scattering their seeds, this is called ‘Dispersal’. The wind disperses lots of seeds that are light or can catch the breeze. But only some find a ...
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Maple Seeds' Spin Lets Them Travel Far in Rain: Study
When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called ... Maple samaras' unique design and spinning movement can teach physicists like me about seed dispersal patterns and even engineering ...
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Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) When wind or other disturbances ... movement can teach physicists like me about seed dispersal patterns and even engineering new ...