An unlikely natural ally in the fight against microplastics has been discovered. Scientists make surprising discovery about ...

LMC's efforts to clear water hyacinth from the Gomti river have stalled, causing ecological risks. A clean-up will resume, ...

From Assam’s overflowing wetlands to a growing eco-startup, Rupankar and Aniket have crafted a new future, turning water ...

Previous studies have shown that water hyacinth can also absorb microplastic, but less well-understood is how they do it and why the plants aren’t harmed in the process. The new study from China ...

04/18/2025 April 18, 2025 Invasive water hyacinths are so damaging to water bodies that they’re banned in some countries. But the aquatic plant can be put to good use too!

Environmental activists and experts in Coimbatore raise concerns over water hyacinth growth due to pollution, urging sewage ...

Singh suggested exploring water hyacinth, an invasive species that can be disastrous for the natural ecosystem, blocking out sunlight and reducing fish populations in the lakes and rivers where it ...

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is chok ...

A show brim-full of water! Can water ATMs improve Delhi's water supply? Tackling rising sea levels. A gel removes microplastics in water. And paper from invasive plants.

The plant initially surfaced more than a decade ago at the dam, which has also long been battling with a water hyacinth invasion, another problematic species. “If you pull the hyacinth away ...