Scientists finally decode the secret mechanism that has been driving the peculiar seed dispersion action of squirting ...

The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record ...

Miley Cyrus’ ”Flowers" seemed destined for the history books, until Tempo music "came in like a wrecking ball" with an ...

"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 ...

Discover the five herbs Martha Stewart grows and the best companion plants for them. Boost your gardening skills and culinary ...

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

Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists say they have found ...

Blink and you might miss how quickly this squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) ejects its seeds. The mechanics behind ...

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

If this is the first time you're trying to save seeds, tomatoes, beans, and peas are some of the easiest seeds to start saving because they have self-pollinating flowers. Cucumbers are a little more ...

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