Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter often ...

Conveying the essence of a plant or fungus or portraying its importance or role in its environment or its means of survival. Csaba Daróczi (Hungary) reveals the beauty of the fronds of water violets ...

Fresh water keeps us healthy in our bodies and minds. The water we rely on is also essential to an amazing array of animals and plants from the top to the bottom of the food web: fish, turtles, ...

Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...

Climate change is boosting the proportion of cattail plants growing in and around freshwater lakes they say. But when debris from these reed beds falls in the water it triggers a major increase in ...

With a projected population of 10 billion by 2050 and serious freshwater depletion, developing drought-resistant crops is of paramount importance. Plants rely on their root systems, the primary ...