This August, one Instagrammer was excited to show the internet an interesting explosive native plant she came across in nature. Luba Magnus (@lubamagnus) posted a video showing off her find. “I found ...
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 ...
From exploding seed pods to venomous spit, nature has perfected some of the most unexpected projectile weapons. These ingenious methods of survival show how evolution has turned everyday creatures ...