HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River. Those weevils aren ...

Water hyacinth on River Kagera at the Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Plant located on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania. [Chebet Birir, Standard] Water hyacinth is a fast-growing aquatic plant known ...

In a bid to protect power generation at the Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Plant, floating booms will soon be deployed on the Akagera River to halt the advance of invasive water hyacinth. The Akagera ...

The invasive water hyacinth has spread to six beaches of Lake Victoria in Homa Bay County, affecting fishing, a key source of livelihood for thousands of residents in the area. The affected areas ...

Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and often so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Removing them has been a big challenge, but recent research finds that water hyacinths can be ...

Mosquitoes can be a huge problem in the summertime — ruining cookouts and camping trips, and causing annoying bites that itch like crazy. They also transfer diseases to people and animals, ...

In a casual conversation, researcher Pooja Singh and two of her colleagues were discussing the idea of developing biodegradable sanitary pads and started to contemplate what raw materials to use.