When ripe, the fruit detaches from the stem and ejects seeds in a high-pressure jet of 'mucilage' – the thick gluey substance produced by nearly all plants. Despite intriguing scientists for ...

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

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 business, before the arrival of the blue crab and the mucilage, was worth 300 million ... Fedagripesca - because a quantity of seed is needed, the estimated need is for billions of specimens ...

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

Chia seeds absorb water and help retain electrolytes, while okra contains mucilage that aids in hydration and digestive ...

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 ...