Nature’s Seed Cannon: Meet Sandbox tree who shoots its seeds at 150 mph

Scientists have discovered a tropical “dynamite tree” that explosively launches seeds at 150 mph. The mechanism uses physics, ...

Meet The Tree That Shoots Its Seeds At 150 MPH — A Biologist Explains

This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest problems. Here’s how it evolved to use tension and geometry to fire ...
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Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds

Three summers ago, Kiel University biomechanist Stainslav Gorb, returned to Germany after a vacation in Turkey with a present for Ph.D. student Helen Gorges. "He came back and was like, 'Helen, I ...
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Explosive seed dispersal depends on SPL7 to ensure sufficient copper for localized lignin deposition via laccases

Exploding seed pods evolved in the Arabidopsis relative Cardamine hirsuta via morphomechanical innovations that allow the storage and rapid release of elastic energy. Asymmetric lignin deposition ...