Oxford Botanic Garden Christmas Fair offers artisan products, unique food and drink and lively entertainment in beautiful ...

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

The squirting cucumber, known scientifically as Ecballium elaterium, owes its name to its unique seed dispersal method. ...

“For centuries people have asked how and why this extraordinary plant sends its seeds into the world in such a violent way,” ...

Founded in 1621, Oxford’s Botanical Gardens are officially the oldest in the UK – and they certainly live up to their status. The gardens are home to nearly 6,000 different types of plant ...

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Author Dr Chris Thorogood (Deputy Director and Head of Science at Oxford Botanic Garden) said: ‘For centuries people have asked how and why this extraordinary plant sends its seeds into the ...

Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered how the squirting cucumber squirts. The team solved the long-standing mystery using a mix of experiments, high-speed videography, image ...