The ocean floor hosts a remarkable diversity of plant life, vital for both marine ecosystems and the planet’s health. Unlike land plants, underwater flora must adapt to low light, high pressure, and ...

Submerged macrophytes are declining in many shallow lakes around the world, with more algae and free-floating plants taking their place. But an opposite trend is also emerging: water bodies with ...

From underwater carnivorous plants to giant seaweeds that aren't actually plants at all, scientists say aquatic flora is full ...

Aquatic plants in lakes and rivers are important refuges for animals, bring oxygen into the water and remove nutrients. However, they are not universally popular: some people find them a nuisance when ...

Let's talk about sex. Plant sex. In your garden-variety land plant, reproduction happens when pollen from a male flowering plant ends up in the female part of a plant. To get there, pollen grains can ...

Located in the waters of Noli, on the Italian Riviera, is an underwater oddity. Nine biospheres hover in the shallow depths, with an eerie blue glow evoking imagery of alien settlements. But, rather ...

Frequently the leaves and stems of a plant will prove to be just as fascinating as its flowers. This is a plant like that, and it is a native, aquatic species. Except for its leaves, the entire plant ...

We’ve probably all heard of NASA’s efforts to grow vegetables in space. But some industrious gardeners are exploring an unusual solution closer to home: undersea gardening. Nemo’s Garden, an ...

Of the two major aquatic environments, the freshwater biome is often overshadowed by its marine counterpart, Earth's largest and home to some of the weirdest, most wonderful wildlife on the planet.