Since plants do not have muscles; rapid movements, like the exploding seed pods of popping cress, are rare in the plant kingdom. Scientists from different disciplines, led by Angela Hay, a plant ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a self-sealing mechanism in the seed pods of Banksia plants: special waxes in the junction zone between the two pod valves melt at elevated ...

Q. This summer was the first time I had planted milkweed seeds and I had wonderful results. My question for more seeds is how do I save my hibiscus seed pods for planting next spring? Is there ...

C. hirsuta seed pods consist of two, long valves. When the seeds are ready for dispersal, these valves rapidly separate and coil back, firing seeds out across a large area. The secret to these pods ...