Much like the ocean, the atmosphere is teeming with what seem to be millions of forms of microscopic life. These airborne microbes, collectively referred to as "aeroplankton," can transmit diseases ...

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 ...

New research into the biomechanics of explosive seed dispersal in squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) reveals how these plants have adapted a suite of unique traits that help propel their ...

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