Salvinia molesta can double its biomass in 36 hours. It spreads across ponds, lakes and slow-moving waterways in a smothering ...

A genome study explains why the invasive water fern Salvinia molesta spreads so fast, offering new hope for its control.

Every June, my Daddy would lug Mother's ferns out of the house to the back porch. We were a Western North Carolina farm family, and no one came to the front door except salesmen. Tending to those ...

Shaun Hancox has created scores of ponds for rewilding projects across Britain – and he says there’s a lot more to it than digging a hole He is known as “the Picasso of ponds” but the tableaux being ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Data centres generate enormous quantities of heat. The chips at the core of modern AI high-end graphics processing units that can each dissipate between 300 and 700 watts run at intense load for as ...

Human activities have significantly altered the freshwater cycle, threatening its ability to support vital climatic and ecological Earth system processes. A new study led by researchers at the ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Wayne Foster didn’t come to Panama City Beach expecting a quiet morning on the water. In town from South Florida for a family gathering, he planned a small ...

Macquarie Island’s 75-year climate record suggests Southern Ocean storms are getting far wetter — and heat loss may exceed what models captured. Macquarie Island is barely a speck on the map — a ...

Hostas and ferns are popular choices for shady gardens, being that they are dependable and graceful. Sometimes, though, a garden bed needs a little more drama, something that sparks those "wait, what ...