Small wildlife ponds have quietly become one of the most rewarding additions to modern gardens. They do far more than add a ...
A pond with flowering water lilies and shady trees alongside can offer a restful break from everyday stress for anyone sitting down on a park bench next to it. In addition to promoting well-being, ...
Mountain ponds in California's Sierra Nevada show significant daily temperature changes. Winter snowpack profoundly ...
A pond covered by duckweed. New research from the University of Minnesota finds that ponds — especially those covered by duckweed — can be a significant contributor of greenhouse gases into the ...
The composition of aquatic plant communities in shallow freshwater bodies, including floating plants, submerged plants and phytoplankton, can have important effects on greenhouse gas production, ...
David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...