One of the early signs of spring is the appearance of very small, floating plants, the “watermeals” or Wolffias, on the surface of ponds and backwaters. These little oval, green, floating granules are ...

A team of researchers working on sustaining astronauts on future missions have turned their attention to watermeal. Though not much bigger than a pinhead, when put to the test, plant clusters could ...

Watermeal exists in clumps no larger than a pinhead but could be an essential foodstuff and source of oxygen for humans in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Duckweed and watermeal are two free-floating plants that can wreak havoc on a pond. These two plants are extremely small (duckweed is 1/8 to ¼ inch in diameter). You can tell these two plants apart by ...

It's easy to be impressed by big things. The blue whale, the African elephant, and the giant sequoia are all easy to spot, if you ever get lucky enough to see them in person. But sometimes the smaller ...

For many pond owners the sight of a green film across their prized body of water is all too familiar. While there are a multitude of aquatic plant species that may be to blame, two of the most ...

What else can a flower be? In cutting-edge labs around the world, scientists are turning petals into power sources, tiny blooms into space snacks, and daffodils into climate warriors. The aquatic ...

The tiny plant appears seems to thrive in harsh conditions. A team of researchers working on sustaining astronauts on future missions have turned their attention to watermeal. Though not much bigger ...