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Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2025

Caspian Sea's rapid decline threatens endangered seals, coastal communities and industry, study warns

Water levels in the Caspian Sea—the world's largest landlocked water body—are getting lower, as hotter temperatures cause more water to evaporate than is flowing in. Even if global warming is limited to below 2°C, it is likely ...

Polymers Apr 9, 2025

Cell membrane biology inspires design of new saltwater filters

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and the University of Fribourg have developed polymer water channels, similar to commonly used plastics, that can draw salt out of water, inspired by the body's ...

Environment Mar 30, 2025

Morocco 'water highway' averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability

Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change.

Biochemistry Mar 28, 2025

Nanofiltration system separates valuable industrial chemicals from cattle manure

A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, representing a major step towards circularity and environmental sustainability.

Polymers Feb 26, 2025

Making clean water more accessible: New membrane filter enhances desalination speed and cost-effectiveness

When you drink a nice refreshing glass of water, do you ever think, "Gee, I'm glad that polymeric desalination membrane did its job!" Probably not, but maybe you should.

Environment Feb 25, 2025

Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain

In the marbled halls of a luxury hotel, leading experts are discussing a new approach to an age-old problem: how to make it rain in the UAE, the wealthy Gulf state that lies in one of the world's biggest deserts.

Environment Feb 17, 2025

Gap between water supply and demand will increase as climate shifts, analysis finds

Robust water-management strategies will be necessary to overcome discrepancies between water supply and demand in a warming world, according to a new analysis by Carnegie Science's Lorenzo Rosa and Matteo Sangiorgio of the ...

Nanomaterials Feb 13, 2025

Eco-friendly ink expands graphene's potential in 3D printing

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have unlocked the potential of graphene in areas as diverse as vehicles, consumer electronics and environmental cleanup with an eco-friendly ink for 3D-printing.

Environment Feb 3, 2025

Drought can hit almost anywhere: How five cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control

Water scarcity is often viewed as an issue for the arid American West, but the U.S. Northeast's experience in 2024 shows how severe droughts can occur in just about any part of the country.

Environment Jan 29, 2025

Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it

An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach drawing international tourists to float in the world-famous waters of the Dead Sea.

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