Cooperation rewards water utilities
Mark Twain is attributed with the quote, “Whisky is for drinking, and water is for fighting over!” But what if ...
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Scientists reveal different water isotope concentrations in both monthly and daily precipitation observations across Brazil’s diverse climate
An isotope of a chemical element contains the same number of protons in the center of its atom, but when ...
Are microplastics pervasive in Nigerian drinking water?
In Nigeria, about 90% of water available for drinking is sourced from boreholes, or deep, narrow wells that tap into ...
New study indicates limited water circulation late in the history of Mars
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography. ...
Study sheds light on what influences water supplied by snowmelt
RENO, Nev. – Water often falls from the sky and is stored in mountains across the U.S. as snow before ...
How does forest restoration affect water cycles?
How would afforestation and restauration of large areas worldwide affect water-fluxes world wide? A new study led by Wageningen University researcher Anne Hoek van Dijke with ...
Go hard or go home: Scientists show reduced heavy metal toxicity in goldfish using hard water
When industrial effluents containing high levels of heavy metals are discharged into fish bodies, they pose a serious threat to ...
Nature-based solutions for sustainable urban water management
Increased stormwater runoff as a consequence of climate change-induced heavy rainfall events pose critical threats to urban aquatic biodiversity. Specifically, ...
Water scarcity predicted to worsen in more than 80% of croplands globally this century
WASHINGTON—Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world's croplands by 2050, according to a ...
Children’s products labeled water- or stain-resistant may contain PFAS, study says
Seems like kids are always getting into something, so products marketed toward them often claim to repel liquids. Some items ...
Hydroponic native plants to detox PFAS-contaminated water
They’re the non-stick on Teflon cookware, the stain resistance in Scotchgard, and the suppression factor in firefighting foam, but while ...
Global warming accelerates the water cycle, with relevant climatic consequences
Researchers at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona have found that global warming is accelerating the water ...
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to ...
A new algorithm simplifies and improves calculations for the prediction of crops’ water requirements
Evapotranspiration is defined as the amount of water lost by crops through evaporation from the soil and transpiration from plant ...
Toilet to tap — How are we able to safely drink water we’ve flushed? (video)
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2022 — In areas where water is scarce, reusing wastewater is one way to increase the supply. ...
The deformation of the hydrogel is used to measure the negative pressure of water
Water, unexpectedly, has the potential to withstand a massive stretching force or tension due to its internal cohesive force. Under ...
Water processing: light helps degrade hormones
Wherever people are living, hormones used in e.g. contraceptives or agriculture enter the wastewater. Steroid hormones, such as sex hormones ...
UTSA researchers develop models designed to improve success of water rescues
Mechanical engineering professors Adel Alaeddini and Kiran Bhaganagar in UTSA’s Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design ...
Genetic analysis provides insights into the cause of hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain”
BOSTON – Hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain,” occurs when the cerebral ventricles—four interconnected cavities of the brain that are ...
With dwindling water supplies, the timing of rainfall matters
A new UC Riverside study shows it’s not how much extra water you give your plants, but when you give ...
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What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong: Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur.
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Resolution time of COVID vaccine-related lymphadenopathy
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Do early therapies help very young children with or at high likelihood for autism?
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Researchers discover genetic cause of megaesophagus in dogs
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NBA sees rise in acts of symbolic violence
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal