Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. The study, published today as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winged seeds called samaras grow on maple trees. These are seeds from the Japanese maple, _Acer palmatum_. AlessandroZocc/iStock ...

High-speed video of hand-made models of winged seeds, showing how a single-winged seed (left) autorotates like a helicopter, which slows its descent, while double-winged seeds do not. The longer a ...

Some trees, like maples and lindens, have seeds that don’t just drop; they spin. As they twirl through the air, the winged seeds slow their descent and catch the wind, giving them a better shot at ...