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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.
‘Green water’ is essential for healthy soils and a benign climate, but it’s under threat.
Belfast needs to rid its infrastructure of lead water pipes and raise public awareness of the serious health issues caused by excess levels of lead in the water.
Researchers have long argued that greywater could bolster South Africa’s food security if it’s used to water domestic food gardens.
Climate change has forced Australia’s grape growers to band together to secure water, as well as plant new varieties and cut water use.
The ocean is often considered a silent universe. But many recent studies highlight the importance of the soundscape for many marine species, both large and small.
Access to safe water means more than building treatment plants: A study sheds light on water consumption and perceptions of water in Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
We need a radical rethink of water resource planning. Strategies should include reusing water and moving water physically to water-scarce areas.
No, you’re not imagining it. You can pee more in winter. Mostly, there’s nothing to worry about. But it could be a sign of hypothermia.
A new study of dairying in Canterbury shows previous estimates vastly underestimate the impact of intensive farming. A 12-fold reduction in cow numbers could be needed to meet safe water standards.
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