Long before humans invented drones, Mother Nature had already created the perfect air-delivery method. I witnessed it this week when the fat pods on the milkweed plant in my backyard ...

The botanical name of this offensive seed pod that explodes tiny white flowers is Cardamine hirsuta, or C oligosperma. Much more accurate and descriptive common names are shot weed, artillery weed, ...

Himalayan balsam is from the western Himalayas and was brought to Britain in the 1800s by plant hunters who liked its pink flowers, which resemble orchids, and exploding seed pods that can project ...

Other plants may have exploding seed pods that fling their seeds into the air. Lupines are one example as I was working in my flower bed and I kept hearing a popping noise.