A small water feature on the balcony or in the garden acts like a magnet—not just for the eyes, but also for insects, birds, ...

Ponds are crucial habitat for a great diversity of plants and animals. Discover aquatic creatures that live in this freshwater habitat and other species that visit to feed, drink, bathe and breed.

Mini ponds can be made from plant pots, old sinks, buckets – anything that can hold water (Credit: Heather Stuckey) When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks ...

In the 1990s, a group of juvenile bull sharks were left stranded in a golf course pond in Australia, where they thrived for decades. Now scientists are trying to understand why.