A new autonomous robotic structure leaps into the air without a remote control. The ...

It discusses how humans collect seeds for agriculture, while also examining natural dispersal mechanisms such as wind, water, and animal transport. The film illustrates how seeds of different ...

Background Dispersal of seeds is very important for the survival of plant species. If plants grow too closely together, they have to compete for light, water and nutrients from the soil.

Now an international team including Imperial researchers has uncovered the biomechanical 'decisions' behind dandelion seed dispersal ... environment by absorbing water molecules from the air.

such as water transport. To better understand early wind dispersal mechanism, Wang and colleagues studied several seed fossils from the Late Devonian, sourced from the Jianchuan mine in Xinhang ...

The plant world has evolved numerous ingenious ways to distribute seeds. But one of the least known and least celebrated is raindrop dispersal ... filled the cups with water and seeds, and ...