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Loofahs are used as sponges

Chemistry

Loofah-inspired gel purifies contaminated water with warmth of the sun

A material that sucks up water while leaving behind contaminants such as oils, metals and microplastics could help improve water quality in regions without electricity

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Three smokestacks from a coal-burning power plant send up plumes of white smoke into a blue sky

Environment

US megadrought has led to more air pollution from power plants

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Part of the setup for creating medium density amorphous ice

Physics

Entirely new type of ice made using extremely cold steel balls

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A water engineer uses copper divining rods to trace the course of an underground pipe

Environment

Two of the UK's water companies are still using dowsing to find leaks

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Google data centre

Technology

Google has finally revealed how much water its data centres use

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A vehicle travels along a flooded street after

Environment

How California can capture stormwater to fight off the drought

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Microplastic pollution of the sea

Chemistry

Trapping powder quickly removes all microplastics from water

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One of the mussels gathered in the 2020 survey on the river Thames

Environment

Mussel numbers in the river Thames have dropped by up to 99 per cent

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WXFHW9 Man watering green lawn, sprinkling water on the grass with water pistol, close-up with no face

Environment

When water runs short, how do you get people to use their fair share?

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Environment

8 things you can do right now to cut back your water use

In drought-stricken areas across the globe, everyone must do their part to conserve a dwindling resource. Simple changes can help cut back on water use

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Space

The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system

Features

Environment

California has lost more groundwater than held in all its reservoirs

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Technology

How much water do data centres use? Most tech companies won't say

Insight

Environment

Farmers in Bangladesh pump so much water it may help reduce floods

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