Researchers have developed a new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants that can be used to facilitate seed ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new category of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants ...

Seeds are the beginning of a plant’s life cycle, but a checklist of crucial steps needs to be taken to start their life cycle. First, the seed needs to be viable and mature. Second, it must get to a ...

When native island animals vanish, plants lose their seed carriers. This shift weakens forests, water systems, and local ...

Effective seed dispersal is critical for enabling rapid state shift from a bare tidal flat to a vegetated marsh. While tidal currents are the main dispersal vector in coastal environments, biological ...

Waterbirds play a crucial role in the dispersal of seeds and other organisms, significantly influencing ecosystem dynamics. Their ability to transport seeds over long distances, known as long-distance ...

Ant-mediated seed dispersal, or myrmecochory, represents a sophisticated mutualism between a wide range of flowering plants and ants. In this interaction, plants produce nutrient‐rich elaiosomes—a ...

On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new ...

Scientists investigating the growth of Arctic vegetation have found that seed dispersal and fire will slow its land expansion in the long term, despite more favorable conditions from a warming planet.

Step into the captivating world of cacti with our mesmerizing time-lapse video, "Millions of Seeds from One Cactus." Watch as ...

Their seed dispersal strategies have helped these ubiquitous plants flourish all over the world, new research suggests ...

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. The study, published today as the ...