Astronomers have detected water vapor on the exoplanet K2-18b — a major discovery in the search of alien life. …read more Source:: Science
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Scientists map huge undersea fresh-water aquifer off U.S. Northeast
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•In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying …read more Source:: Science
A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water
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•A new device for collecting and purifying water was inspired by a rose and, while more engineered than enchanted, is a dramatic improvement on current methods. Each flower-like structure costs …read more Source:: Science
Producing electricity at estuaries using light and osmosis
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•Researchers are working on a technology to exploit osmotic energy — a source of power that’s naturally available at estuaries, where fresh water comes into contact with seawater. In a …read more Source:: Science
Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels
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•Chemists have successfully produced fuels using water, carbon dioxide and visible light through artificial photosynthesis. By converting carbon dioxide into more complex molecules like propane, green energy technology is now …read more Source:: Science
Formation of the moon brought water to Earth
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•Earth has a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilizes Earth’s axis. Both are essential for life to develop on our planet. Scientists have now been …read more Source:: Science
Water formation on the Moon demonstrated
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•A new study has shown chemical, physical, and material evidence for water formation on the Moon. …read more Source:: Science
Radical desalination approach may disrupt the water industry
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•Researchers report that they have developed a radically different desalination approach–”temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE)”–for hypersaline brines. Their study demonstrates that TSSE can desalinate very high-salinity brines, up to seven …read more Source:: Science
Water found in samples from asteroid Itokawa
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•Cosmochemists have made the first-ever measurements of water contained in samples from the surface of an asteroid. …read more Source:: Science
Earliest life may have arisen in ponds, not oceans
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•Primitive ponds may have provided a suitable environment for brewing up Earth’s first life forms, more so than oceans, a new study finds. Researchers report that shallow bodies of water, …read more Source:: Science