The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record ...
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...
The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium might seem like an ordinary weedy plant. But ...
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, ...
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 ...
"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 ...
The squirting cucumber Ecballium—not to be confused with the exploding cucumber Cyclanthera—is not a showy plant. It meanders ...
Scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered the secrets behind one of nature’s quirkiest plants - the ...
Scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered the secrets behind one of nature's quirkiest plants - the ...
The light-driven hydrogel launcher is inspired by squirting cucumber plants. Claimed to release energy in only 0.3 ...