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water
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Earth may have had its water delivered by a vast cloud of vapour
The sun may have created a vast mass of water gas by heating asteroids ESA/Hubble Copyright: NASA, ESA,…
Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful compound Yiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images A…
Invasive Species Are Threatening the Quality of New York’s Tap Water
“You can see an ecosystem change overnight—specifically with hydrilla. You’ll see a normal pond, and then at the…
Battery made from water and clay could be used on Mars
The new battery could be assembled from Martian materials NASA When pushed into the smallest of cracks, water…
Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars
The new supercapacitor could be assembled from Martian materials NASA When pushed into the smallest of cracks, water can…
Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it
Here is a recipe for a thought-provoking, if not wholly appetising, snack: slice up a large tomato and…
California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground
For example, two winters’ worth of snow followed by intense heat created a flood risk in 2023. State…
The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater
Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce in many countries, but not in Greenland. Its ice sheet contains around…
Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies
If you stood on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River in Colorado after the 2020 Cameron…
Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater
Shewanella oneidensis bacteria could remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater Ella Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria engineered to…