Mankai duckweed, a type of highly sustainable aquatic plant produced in a number of countries, may be a new superfood offering profound effects on blood sugar and appetite control, according to a ...

Duckweed thrives on high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorous, which are common pollutants in industrial wastewater. “Wastewater becomes a free form of duckweed fertilizer,” Morikawa says.

While duckweed might often be mistaken for algae, it is being touted not only as a partial solution to the problem of getting to Mars, but the problem of how humans survive there.

Duckweed is far more than just a pond-dwelling plant. It’s a nutrient-dense, easy-to-produce alternative protein. If you’ve heard of it at all, you are probably more used to seeing duckweed in ponds ...

Europe is expected to account for a market share of 1.8% of the global duckweed market. North America is accounting for a market share of 15.1% of the global duckweed marketNEWARK, Del, March 14 ...

At first glance, duckweed may seem innocuous and even a little too common to be of any interest. But beneath its humble appearance, this plant has the potential to become a veritable protein factory.

Duckweed, which looks like a miniature lily pad, connects nicely with my favorite riddle about exponential growth: There is a pond in France in which water lilies grow.

But for the biofuel industry, the growing focus on duckweed is probably a good thing; in the future, what was a watery pest may provide a viable way to work yet another part of the planet's ...

Duckweed is an abundant plant in many parts of the world and researchers are testing if it can be grown ... She said food would pose a "huge challenge" to anyone on a long mission to the Red Planet.

Duckweed is an abundant plant in many parts of the world and researchers are testing if it can be grown ... She said food would pose a "huge challenge" to anyone on a long mission to the Red Planet.