Researchers developed a biodegradable sanitary pad using water hyacinth fibers and cotton, transforming an invasive aquatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is becoming increasingly unnavigable. Water hyacinth, the world’s most widespread ...

Water hyacinth on River Kagera at the Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Plant located on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania. [Chebet Birir, Standard] Water hyacinth is a fast-growing aquatic plant known ...

Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and often so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Removing them has been a big challenge, but recent research finds that water hyacinths can be ...

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.

Discover how Aniket and Rupankar transform water hyacinth into eco-friendly paper, boosting tourism and livelihoods in Assam.

Kerala has come up with a sustainable model to tackle the water hyacinth menace that countries around the world have ...

(CNN) — Lake Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is becoming increasingly unnavigable. Water hyacinth, the world’s most widespread invasive species, is blanketing the lake, choking its fish and ...