Three summers ago, Kiel University biomechanist Stainslav Gorb, returned to Germany after a vacation in Turkey with a present for Ph.D. student Helen Gorges. "He came back and was like, 'Helen, I ...

To get a jump-start on your garden, you can start cucumber seeds indoors three or four weeks before the last frost date. This works well for areas with short growing seasons. Since cucumber roots ...

(CNN) — An odd little gourd called the squirting cucumber has an explosive reproductive strategy that has intrigued naturalists since the days of the Roman Empire. Squirting cucumbers blast their ...

Get your taste buds ready. Cucumbers are easy to grow from seed, even for beginners. The trickiest part of growing cucumbers may be finding multiple ways to use an abundant harvest. There’s no better ...

Using lively verb phrases, Page describes the ways in which seeds use their environments to germinate. “A human touch, a passing animal, or a gust of wind—the slightest jostle can send exploding ...