Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, allowing ...

Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's ...

Genes required for chromosomal small RNA are missing in certain duckweed species. This may explain the emergence of vigorous inter-species hybrids with three, rather than two, copies of each ...

You may have encountered duckweed thousands of times. The tiny aquatic plant can grow practically anywhere there’s standing water and sunlight, including here at Brooklyn’s iconic Prospect Park ...

Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's enough sunlight and carbon ...

Duckweed might be the world’s most underestimated plant. Thriving in water and rich in potential, this fast-growing aquatic ...

Food microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, both in food and used for the production of food. This includes microorganisms that contaminate food, as well as those used in its ...

When SpaceX launches its next mission in the coming days, it will include an Australian-led experiment that could have ...

Winter has passed, and spring is in full bloom at Jahangirnagar University. However, the real surprise isn't the blooming flowers, but the return of hundreds of Lesser Whistling Ducks to the lake.

Duckweed is looked at as a wild plant and a menace, but it actually is touted as a nutrient-rich food by researchers. The green moss-like layer that exponentially grows on the surface of water bodies ...

Venturing into the swampy waters, we discovered firsthand why alligators and duckweed are a match made in hell. Beneath the thick, green surface lies an unseen world where these apex predators ...