Long before humans invented drones, Mother Nature had already created the perfect air-delivery method. I witnessed it this week when the fat pods on the milkweed plant in my backyard ...

This is because milkweed seeds are tough little warriors that need some hardship before they will break down and germinate. In nature, milkweed pods burst open in the fall, and the tiny ...

Milkweed seeds are dried and stratified within their pods in the natural temperatures of a Maine winter, which helps the vitality of the seed. The seeds take five to six weeks to dry, and they can be ...

Shown here is half of a climbing milkweed vine seedpod releasing the last of its seed to the wind. The other half of the pod has already dried and fallen away on its own. Inside the remaining half ...

WILLMAR--The monarch butterfly is a welcome summer visitor to Minnesota, but in the past few years the butterfly population has suffered severe setbacks. Weather, lack of habitat in its wintering ...

In late summer and early fall, the milkweed flowers die and give way to bumpy football-shaped green seed pods. Each pod contains up to 200 seeds. Each seed is attached to a bit of fluff called floss.

Fall is the time of year that the monarch butterfly makes its annual migration south, an incredible feat spanning multiple generations and thousands of miles.

Long before humans invented drones, Mother Nature had already created the perfect air-delivery method. I witnessed it this week when the fat pods on the milkweed plant in my backyard exploded in ...

After milkweed pods open in the fall, the seeds need exposure to harsh winter conditions before sprouting in the spring. By . Susan Brownstein, special to cleveland.com; ...