When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the air—and can even spin when it's raining. Impacts by high-speed raindrops only ...

PASADENA, Calif.—The twirling seeds of maple trees spin like miniature helicopters as they fall to the ground. Because the seeds descend slowly as they swirl, they can be carried aloft by the wind and ...

Every year, seed collectors in Ontario go out searching for pods, cones, and nuts – seeds for trees which they harvest and save. This year, there’s been a rocky start to the seed collection season in ...