At some point or another, most of us have played travel agent to a dandelion. Blowing on their tufted tops is a childhood rite of passage for many, and a simple puff of air is all it takes to send the ...

It's a summer staple: fluffy clouds of dandelion seeds wafting through the summer air. You'll be seeing a lot of them in the weeks to come. As dandelion season reaches its peak, mature plants will ...

Long haul flight: micro CT image of a dandelion seed with yellow false colour. (Courtesy: Madeleine Seale and Alice Macente) A brush-shaped structure called a pappus creates vortex rings that help ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh decided to investigate the wondrous dandelion seed, the little floating puffy parachutes that spread dandelions up to a mile just on the power of wind. What ...

The extraordinary flying ability of dandelion seeds is possible thanks to a form of flight that has not been seen before in nature, research has revealed. The discovery, which confirms the common ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Mar 16 ...

Taraxacum officinale, better known as the common dandelion, is a much-maligned weed cursed the world over for its ability to infest lawns and crops. The plant's paratrooper-like seed dispersal system ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many of us, the dandelion is our first introduction to magic. Someone, maybe a parent or an older sibling, taught you to pick ...