Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists say they have found ...

Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, ...

Pumpkins feature so prominently on our Thanksgiving tables—usually in the form of pumpkin pie—that they are worth a bit of ...

The amount of food consumed every year at Thanksgiving is actually associated with a large carbon footprint, according to experts. Although Thanksgiving may be the holiday best known for indulging, ...

The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record ...

They filmed the seed dispersal using a high-speed camera, which captured up to 8,600 frames per second. They then measured ...

The quirky plant, a relative of the edible cucumber, ejects its seeds at a whopping 44mph - even faster than the human ...

The squirting cucumber Ecballium—not to be confused with the exploding cucumber Cyclanthera—is not a showy plant. It meanders ...

Several foods pose health risks if consumed raw. Raw eggs and some mushrooms can harbor dangerous toxins or bacteria. Raw ...

A team has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings were achieved through a combination of experiments, high-speed videography ...

One of the main pilgrimage centres among Christians in Kerala, this church also gains emphasis due to its religious aspect as ...