The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life, including on the Crocodile River and the Hartbeespoort Dam it flows into. The ...

Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and often so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Removing them has ...

The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life, including on the Crocodile River and the Hartbeespoort Dam it flows into.

HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black ... invasive South American aquatic plant called Salvinia minima.

Community members fish along the Hartbeespoort Dam in South Africa, on March 17, 2025, near Hyacinth plants in the water. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...