Scientists have created an environmentally friendly way to remove color from dyes in water in a matter of seconds. …read more Source:: Science
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Better model of water under extreme conditions could aid understanding of Earth’s mantle
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•A team of scientists ran quantum simulations to develop a new model of the behavior of water at extremely high temperatures and pressures. The computational measurements should help scientists understand …read more Source:: Science
The seed that could bring clean water to millions
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•Scientist are refining a process that could soon help provide clean water to many in water-scarce regions. The process uses sand and plant materials readily available in many developing nations. …read more Source:: Science
Long suspected theory about the moon holds water
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•Scientists have discovered a mineral known as moganite in a lunar meteorite found in a hot desert in northwest Africa. …read more Source:: Science
In desert trials, next-generation water harvester delivers fresh water from air
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•Scientists who last year built a prototype harvester to extract water from the air using only the power of the sun have scaled up the device to see how much …read more Source:: Science
Projectile cannon experiments show how asteroids can deliver water
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•New research shows that a surprising amount of water survives simulated asteroid impacts, a finding that may help explain how asteroids deposit water throughout the solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Clear as mud: Desiccation cracks help reveal the shape of water on Mars
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•As Curiosity rover marches across Mars, the red planet’s watery past comes into clearer focus. …read more Source:: Science
Why are whales so big?
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•Examining body sizes of ancient and modern aquatic mammals and their terrestrial counterparts reveals that life in water restricts mammals to a narrow range of body sizes — big enough …read more Source:: Science
Water’s mysterious phase transitions
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•Scientists have, for the first time, observed one of the more intriguing properties predicted by water theoreticians — that, on sufficient super-cooling and under specific conditions it will suddenly change …read more Source:: Science
Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought
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•For the first time, scientists have improved how a crop uses water by 25 percent, without compromising yield, by altering the expression of one gene that is found in all …read more Source:: Science