A new artificial surface inspired by floating seeds, which could provide an alternative to the toxic paints currently used to prevent fouling on ship hulls, has been developed by German scientists.

Goetze: During their long, evolutionary history, plants have perfected several strategies to disperse their seeds to new ...

But only some find a good spot to germinate. Some plants use water to disperse seeds that float. These seeds can be carried downstream to new germination spots. Some seeds grow, safely protected ...

Modified floating wood could seed the formation of new sea ice in the Arctic, helping counteract the rapid decline of ice ...

The scientists placed a small floating polyethylene foam ball in the water tank and observed how the ball moved when the waves were produced. Balls ranging from 4.8mm to 12.7mm in diameter were ...