Winds, flying animals, or water currents are some of the most successful agents of long-distance passive dispersal. Seeds and fruits that have wings, hairs, or inflated processes are carried ...

E. J. Salisbury has directed attention to accidental carriage and distribution of seeds by human activity, and instances that clothes can be one of a number of means of distribution.

A selection of images from KS1 Unit 2: 'Seed dispersal' showing Year 2 pupils planning, creating, performing and assessing their dances about seed dispersal. One pair performs their dance during ...

Plants in the wild have many different ways of scattering their seeds, this is called ‘Dispersal’. The wind disperses lots of seeds that are light or can catch the breeze. But only some find a ...

They are called Balanophora, and for over a century, the mechanism of their seed dispersal has remained a mystery. It has been suggested that the tiny seeds are carried away by the wind ...

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution ...

What can be smaller than a pea, but grow as big as a tree? A seed! In Minnesota, May is Arbor Month and Arbor Day, Friday, April 30, marks the beginning of an entire month of celebrating trees.