The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium might seem like an ordinary weedy plant. But ...

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

The main results come when cucumbers are eaten instead of applied topically, but a study shows that applying cucumber on eyes ...

Classic cucumber sandwiches are served on white bread with mayo and cream cheese. But with this creamy ingredient, they'll be ...

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

As far as cucumbers go, they're getting the royal treatment. / Esben_H, iStock, Getty Images / Justin Dodd, Mental Floss ...

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

"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external ...

As far as cucumbers go, they're getting the royal treatment. / Esben_H, iStock, Getty Images / Justin Dodd, Mental Floss (bubble) It doesn’t take a botany degree for you to know that English ...