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South Africa’s water situation is complex. It needs better monitoring and implementation of plans.
Water companies recently released raw sewage near more than 100 beaches across Britain.
Drinkable water resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Are technologies such as desalination capable of averting such a crisis?
The world’s great rivers are see-sawing from trickles to floods.
Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals and scientists are still uncertain about their effects.
Paris successfully took water back into public ownership. There is growing evidence to suggest England should do the same.
From capillary forces to sand grain shape, the simple mix of sand and water hides the complexity within.
PFAS can be filtered, but getting rid of the chemicals is a monumental challenge. A new breakthrough offers some hope.
Waking up thirsty might mean you didn’t drink enough the day before, or perhaps you consumed a diuretic such as alcohol.
The Agricultural Internet of Things is making farming more efficient. An information technology expert describes some of the challenges of working with sensors and antennas underground.
Plants lose huge amounts of water to catch the carbon dioxide they need for photosynthesis – but a new discovery may make them more efficient.
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis could escalate into a complex disaster emergency with dire environmental consequences.
Rationing water at home will benefit moisture-starved ecosystems.
What is ‘structured water’ (aka hexagonal water, EZ water, or H3O2)? You might see people advertising it, but it’s not a real thing.
After the announcement of President Biden’s heat initiative, The Conversation revisits stories on high summer temperatures and human health.
Extreme downpours caught people off guard from Las Vegas to Kentucky in July 2022.
Carefully squeezing plant leaves can reveal how much water they contain – and touch could reveal many other hard-to-measure properties of plants.
An expert assesses the weak links in a warming UK.
Stemming the water crisis in the western US will require cities and rural areas to work together to make water use on farms – the largest source of demand – more efficient.
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