For Dúlra, it’s a physical metaphor for the shameful neglect of the Gaeltacht by the Irish government. He stayed in it when the kids were at the summer college and it was glorious – breakfast was ...

It is a common mistake for folks to think shallow ponds are green because algae is covering the surface of the water. While algae certainly is present, not all green plants near the surface are algae.

One of my favorite places to kayak is a mile or so above a small hydroelectric dam. The river tends to get warm and sluggish during these dog days of summer. Kayaking over the weekend, it certainly ...

My annual quest for the world’s tiniest blossoms of the world’s smallest and most productive plant isn’t turning out so well, again. Although this is the time of year that duckweeds flower, I have ...

Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's enough sunlight and carbon dioxide, the aquatic plant can grow freely. But ...

There green patches many in the area have observed in the Mississippi River are common duckweed. The the plant, normally found in the backwaters of the river, has been flushed out into the main ...

Duckweed, a fast‐growing aquatic plant from the Lemnaceae family, has garnered significant attention as an innovative solution for wastewater treatment and biomass production. Its rapid growth and ...