Rivers need water—a fact that may seem ridiculously obvious, but in times of increasing water development, drought, and climate change, the quantity of natural streamflow that remains in river channels is coming into question, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2022
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Freshwater mussels are dying suddenly and in the thousands, with each mass death event bringing these endangered molluscs closer to extinction. Tragically, these events rarely get noticed.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
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When designing environmental policies to limit the damage of river pollution, it is paramount to assess the specific risks that particular pollutants pose to different species. However, rigorously testing the effects of toxicants—like ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2022
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It may seem as if California is always either flooding or on fire. This climatic whiplash is not imagined: New University of Arizona research, published in the International Journal of Climatology, shows that while dry events ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2022
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Fresh water is the most important ecosystem service for human society. Its spatial flows establish the linkage between freshwater sources and human demands, and affect interregional water security. This is called "freshwater ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2022
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With many people heading indoors for the winter months and respiratory droplets acting as a major contributor to COVID-19 spread, the scientific community has renewed interest in the dynamics behind how they spread. Modeling ...
Soft Matter
Jan 04, 2022
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Understanding how surface and subsurface waters are affected by drought, fire, warming, and increased human demand requires computer models that can represent complex environments. Predictions are especially difficult for ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2021
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India's major rivers are thick with heavy metals, dyes, toxic chemicals and pharmaceutical products, a study shows.
Environment
Dec 01, 2021
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The Ganga is the lifeline of more than half a billion Indians. Anthropogenic activities—activities driven by humans—have had disastrous impacts on this river, from severe pollution to changing its course. Catastrophic ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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Compressed blocks of pulverized coal can be used as the basis of sunlight-powered off-grid water purification. The technology is already being progressed by commercial partners toward pilot-scale production of drinking water.
Materials Science
Nov 04, 2021
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