The film explores the microscopic world found in a drop of pond water, revealing a diverse ecosystem of tiny plants and animals. It illustrates how these microorganisms, such as amoebas, green algae, ...

Creating a copper barrier around your plants will protect them as the copper gives a tiny electric shock to slugs and snails.

Socializing requires a lot of mental multitasking, in which your brain is working hard. Understanding its dynamics is key to ...

Science can help. Anywhere in the out of doors there is opportunity for real fun with science. In this issue, we describe ...

VISITORS to a popular Scots park have been warned to stay clear of its boating pond after dangerous algae was discovered. The “harmful” blue/green algae can be toxic and even deadly to ...

A blue-green algae watch issued last week for Marion Reservoir was elevated Friday to a warning. The reservoir, which escaped most algae advisories last year, is one of just four bodies of water in ...

Officially, street pigeons are not vermin, like rats, another species of barefoot city dweller, with which they are often ...

These simple animals filter water through their porous bodies, capturing microscopic food particles and contributing ... These formidable predators lurk in vegetation-rich areas of lakes and ponds ...

This clever adaptation means the beetle never has to find a pond or stream—it simply waits for ... Tardigrades, often called “water bears,” are microscopic animals that might just be the toughest life ...

As boat owners and water enthusiasts are getting ready to hit Missouri lakes and rivers, the Missouri Department of ...