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[ad_1] Plants dispersed by the wind have developed ingenious ways of raising their seeds. The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) uses a bristle pack that strengthens drag resistance and helps keep seeds in …

[ad_1] Although dandelion seeds can travel more than 1 km, they usually land within 2 meters (6.6 feet) of the flower. However, seeds of other flowers in Asteraceae, which also include daisies …

[ad_1] The extraordinary flying ability of dandelion seeds is made possible thanks to a form of flight never before seen in nature, revealed research. The discovery shows that the movement of air …

[ad_1] What do dandelion seeds and the Wright brothers have in common? They both invented a new form of flight… kind of. A new discovery from researchers at the University of Edinburgh …

[ad_1] As so many of us have done, whether in childhood or as adults, physicists recently blew on a bunch of fine, white dandelion seeds, and made a wish. It came true. …

[ad_1] 1. Lentink, D., Dickson, W.B., van Leeuwen, J.L. and Dickinson, M.H. Prominent vortices increase the lift of seeds of autorotating plants. Science 3241438-1440 (2009). 2 Greene, D. F. & Johnson, E. …

[ad_1] According to a new study from the University of Edinburgh, a ring-shaped air bubble forms as the air moves between the bristles, thus reinforcing the resistance which slows down their descent. …

[ad_1] When you're basically a little floof ball, flying is hard. To resist the wind, the dandelion seeds create a strange whirlwind in the air just above them. The new way of …

[ad_1] 1. Lentink, D., Dickson, W.B., van Leeuwen, J.L. and Dickinson, M.H. Prominent vortices increase the lift of seeds of autorotating plants. Science 3241438-1440 (2009). 2 Greene, D. F. & Johnson, E. …