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

Squirting cucumber uses high-pressure seed ejection for dispersal, with seeds reaching speeds of 20m/s and landing up to 10m ...

In nature, this ability reduces competition for resources within a population of Ecballium elaterium by spreading them out from the older plants. Its unique dispersal method has helped the ...

Humans have known about the squirting cucumber plant for over 2,000 years. Ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder warned ...

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 ...

Scientists unveiled the squirting cucumber’s seed dispersal mechanism, involving fluid redistribution and rapid recoil.

The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium, from the Greek 'ekballein ... Until now, the exact mechanism of the squirting cucumber's seed dispersal -- and how this affects its reproductive ...

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

"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 ...

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