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, ...

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 ...

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

Even the meat you eat likely comes from animals fed parts of ... valuable crop that needs much less water than traditionally grown wheat. Scanning Electron Microscope photograph by Robert Dash ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the quiet mountain villages of northern Portugal, centuries-old stone water tanks and irrigation channels may now be ...

Camels are possibly the most famous survival experts when it comes to going without food and water. These desert animals can live without water for up to 15 days and without food for even longer ...