But even when our lungs are the source of the initial gust, we humans can’t take all the credit for dandelion fight. Thanks to evolution’s incessant tinkering, these seeds have become some of ...

Now there’s a familiar bit of everyday wonder — dandelion seeds in flight. Just blow on a dandelion head and watch the tufts separate and drift off — a block, a mile, maybe 50 miles.

A look at the life cycle of a dandelion including wind-aided seed dispersal. Once fertilisation has taken place the plant will produce seeds. Plants such as dandelions often use wind to transport ...