Heating cables are widely used by industrial operators, property owners and municipalities for snow and ice removal. EQON’s technology makes them economically and environmentally viable for numerous ...

Who would have thought that venture capital just needed a little help from its friends in philanthropy to get its mojo back. For much of the past decade, the lion’s share of venture funding has gone ...

Like a priceless painting, the beautiful blue and green swirl in a lake or pond presents a look-don’t-touch kind of situation. It’s the work of proliferating cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green ...

As the cost of animal feeds continues to rise in Uganda, many farmers are searching for affordable and sustainable alternatives to feed their livestock. One solution that is gradually attracting ...

If you ever watch a duck float across a pond, gobbling up the vegetation coating the surface, that bird is way ahead of its time. The buoyant greenery is azolla, a tiny fern that grows like crazy, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. With each fern no wider than an inch, mosquito ferns turned ...

Al-Mafraq, Jordan – Inside a greenhouse in al-Makeefta village in northern Jordan, Iman al-Athemat stood holding a spaghetti strainer she uses to harvest Azolla growing on the surface of pools. The ...

Heavy metal build-up in soil has grown significantly because of natural processes as well as human (industrial) activity 1. The presence of various pollutants such as organic or and inorganic elements ...

In an effort to address the recurring shortage of green fodder, particularly in drought-prone areas, the Krishi Vignan Kendra (KVK) in Wyra has been promoting the cultivation of Azolla, an aquatic ...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most widely consumed staple food in China and other countries in Asia. However, it has a high absorptive efficiency for cadmium (Cd), which has led to high dietary Cd ...