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From Nasa to Namibia, treated wastewater is a cheap and effective answer to scarcity, but the idea may be hard to swallow ...

Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, ...

This blog post explores the factors contributing to air pollution and introduces two instruments for continuous ambient air ...

PATNA: A dispute over fetching a bucket of water from a government-installed tap under the Har Ghar Ko Nal-Jal scheme turned ...

According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...

The Circle K gas station on Ashley River Road in West Ashley has been hit with a lawsuit for selling contaminated fuel that ...

Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living along the waterway must grapple with how contamination is ...

Too Faced's Better Than Sex mascara is an iconic high-end mascara, not just for its brow-raising name but for its ...

Similar seawater quality problems to those that have been reported near Victor Harbor are threatening the livelihood of a ...

For most organisms on Earth, rocks are objects, not food. But for one oddball microbe, desert limestone seems to have been on ...

A recent crash in population prompted a multi-partnership study to analyze crab abundance patterns in the Pacific Northwest.