Scientists question whether prescription practices can help the environment
A huge rise in the number of people taking antidepressant drugs is potentially posing a threat to the environment, according to new research.
A huge rise in the number of people taking antidepressant drugs is potentially posing a threat to the environment, according to new research.
Environment
Oct 8, 2018
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Analogue astronauts have successfully tested a radar that could help future Mars explorers identify where to dig for water. ScanMars is an Italian experiment that was used to identify subsurface water features in the Mars-like ...
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2018
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Nitrate pollution poses a big threat to the Baltic Sea.
Environment
Apr 16, 2018
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Residents angered by persistent water shortages in southern Morocco have taken to the streets in a series of "thirsty protests" that has grabbed the attention of the country's king.
Environment
Oct 15, 2017
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A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of water in a comet - an effect not seen by astronomers before, a new NASA study suggests.
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2017
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Changing flow rates in rivers can be disruptive to bushes and trees that grow on riverbanks. Now, researchers from EPFL have developed a way to predict how fluctuations in the water table impact the roots that nourish them.
Environment
Nov 18, 2015
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Charity workers have teamed with an impoverished village in eastern India to develop what they say is the world's cheapest bottle of drinking water—costing less than one US cent.
Environment
Apr 16, 2015
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Using satellite images to study changing patterns of surface water is a powerful tool for identifying conservationally important "stepping stone" water bodies that could help aquatic species survive in a drying climate, a ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2015
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A major drought across the western United States has sapped underground water resources, posing a greater threat to the water supply than previously understood, scientists said Thursday.
Environment
Jul 24, 2014
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In the course of the last few decades, the oxygen concentration levels in aquifers in the Swiss Plateau have dropped irregularly. Results of the National Research Programme "Sustainable Water Management" (NRP 61) suggest ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2013
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