Squirting cucumber uses high-pressure seed ejection for dispersal, with seeds reaching speeds of 20m/s and landing up to 10m ...

The quirky plant, a relative of the edible cucumber, ejects its seeds at a whopping 44mph - even faster than the human ...

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

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

The mystery surrounding the exact way the squirting cucumber disperses its seeds and how it impacts its ability to reproduce ...

Researchers in the UK have, for the first time, revealed the mechanism behind the squirt by carrying out high-speed videography, computed tomography scans and mathematical modelling.

The squirting cucumber, known scientifically as Ecballium elaterium, owes its name to its unique seed dispersal method. ...

Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered how the squirting cucumber squirts. The team solved the long-standing mystery using a mix of experiments, high-speed videography, image ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...