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

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

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

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

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

The quirky plant, a relative of the edible cucumber, ejects its seeds at a whopping 44mph - even faster than the human ...

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

The squirting cucumber Ecballium—not to be confused with the exploding cucumber Cyclanthera—is not a showy plant. It meanders ...

A team has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings were achieved through a combination of experiments, high-speed videography ...

Sow cucumber seeds at the base of the trellis after the danger of frost has passed. Space them six inches apart on each side, ...

Trellises allow them to expand and receive the proper air circulation they need. In addition, cucumbers growing vertically on the trellis make more room for plants to grow underneath them. Building a ...

The first image in this video is of the so-called 'Bosco Verticale', a set of two skyscrapers designed by Boeri Studio in ...