Much like Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, the fern Azolla filiculoides proves that the small can certainly pack a punch. This minuscule water fern, which has leaves the size of a single gnat, is the ...

A new CABI-led study suggests that a tiny weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) has huge benefits in saving Great Britain up to £16.8m in annual management costs of the invasive aquatic fern Azolla ...

Those driving along the Delta Highway north of the Valley River Center Mall may notice a unique quirk of the Delta Ponds this time of year: they are red. The red stuff adorning the 150-acre waterway ...

BERKELEY, Calif. - People hoping to cool off or enjoy the scenery at Lake Anza at Tilden Regional Park were shocked to find it blanketed in some sort of green and brown plant. "It’s literally green. I ...

Certain varieties of aquatic floating weeds demonstrate an impressive ability to selectively absorb oil from contaminated water. These plants, which are often regarded as a nuisance, could in fact ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated Feb. 1 to reflect that no toxicity was found the water. Nature is putting on an uncommon show at Scudder Pond, where the pond’s surface is a bright rusty-pink.

AND DIVERSIFY THEIR WORKFORCE. WELL, NOT THE BEST GROWTH OUT AT A SACRAMENTO CITY PARK. LIVECOPTER3 WAS OVER THE POND AT SOUTHSIDE PARK OFF OF SIXTH STREET EARLIER TODAY. YOU CAN SEE THE BUILD UP ...

When fronds of the semi-aquatic fern Regnillidium diphyllum Lindman are submerged the rachi elongate much more than when in contact with the air. Submergence appears to have two consequences that ...

Azolla is a floating aquatic fern with a very fast growth. That’s important for multiple reasons, the first being that the fern shows “great promise as a biofuel,” says Rothfel. While it’s been used ...