Sustainability doesn’t always mean using “natural” materials per se; it can also mean using renewable and recyclable ones.

With spectacular foliage, blooms, fruits and seedheads, these underrated climbers will refresh your yard's less-than-lovely walls and fences ...

At Kumbhi Kagaz in Assam, Rupankar Bhattacharjee and Aniket Dhar are turning water hyacinth into eco-friendly stationery.

For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia's Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything.

[ADDIS ABABA, SciDevNet] For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, ...

Water hyacinth is spreading unchecked in Indian wetlands. Should glyphosate be used to control it? Experts argue against the use of glyphosate to control water hyacinth and highlight the ecological ...

What is water hyacinth? Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) often appears as a green layer of dense vegetation on rivers, ponds, and lakes. A fast-growing aquatic plant, it normally provides shelter ...

From Assam’s wetlands, a startup is crafting biodegradable handmade paper from water hyacinth, tackling waste and growing a green business with local roots.

To get outdoor hyacinth to rebloom the following year, you need to treat them just like other perennial, fall-planted spring-flowering bulbs like daffodils and perennial tulips. What to do with ...

In a casual conversation, researcher Pooja Singh and two of her colleagues were discussing the idea of developing biodegradable sanitary pads and started to contemplate what raw materials to use.

As they passed a stormwater pond, something caught their eye: a vibrant green plant with purple flowers, floating on the water's surface. It looked healthy, almost ornamental. Only a few months later, ...