Plants have evolved numerous strategies to spread their seeds widely. Some scatter their seeds to the wind, while others tempt animals and birds to eat their seed-filled fruits. And a few rare ...

An international team of researchers including members of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces has discovered a self-sealing mechanism in the seed pods of Banksia plants: special waxes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver woman says her dog is finally home after being poisoned by seeds from a popular ornamental tree in a city ...

Saving seeds from favorite heirloom plants stretches a gardening budget while preserving varieties that earned a permanent ...

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 ...