Hay has previously written about explosive seed dispersal but was not involved in the new research. Rather, Hay told CNN in an email, the study suggests that the most effective seed launch relies ...

Until now, the exact mechanism of the squirting cucumber's seed dispersal—and how this affects its reproductive success—remained poorly understood. In the new study, researchers from the ...

The finding has important implications for understanding the plant’s population dynamics and offers insights into evolutionary adaptations related to explosive fruit mechanisms. Its seed dispersal ...

Witness the explosive seed dispersal of orange jewelweed and the corpse flower's macabre pollination strategy. Plants are usually thought of as static and inert, but nature is full of surprises.

Along with cucumber engorgement, other physical changes in the plant before and during the explosion shaped the angle, height and distance of a successful seed spew, according to the study. “It is a ...