Make a wish before blowing on a dandelion, some say, and the confetti of airborne seeds might give your wish liftoff. Or you might just end up with a new batch of dandelions to wish on later. Neith… ...

At the end of the survey — which asked you to rate your general luck on a scale of one to 100 — the computer spat out the likelihood of the wish being granted; for me, it was a long shot.

Stunning Chandelier Features Dandelion-Encased LEDs Design Design Interior Design 10/14/2010 under Design, Interior Design ...

Swirlin’ and whirlin’ Dandelion seeds are attached to a fuzzy structure called a pappus (top-down view at left). The pappus creates a swirling bubble of air in the low-pressure region above ...

In the wake of their golden days of flowering, the tops of dandelion plants mature into dozens of flight-ready seeds, each tethered to its own personal parachute. But what crowns these seeds aren ...

You don’t need a dandelion to know which way the wind blows. But it can help. On any given dandelion, some seeds are destined to go north, while others are fated to fly east, south or west, and ...

Dandelion seeds can fly for incredible distances despite the fact that their tiny parachute-like bristles are broken up by large empty spaces.