Tag: water

How much water is left for nature? The search for the appropriate environmental flow

ENVIRONMENT
In many rivers, only a small amount of streamflow remains for nature after water is diverted for hydropower production. In light of climate change and biodiversity loss, this is having increasingly serious consequences. Researchers from WSL,...

These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth

PALEONTOLOGY
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore...

Artificial glaciers boost water supply in northern Pakistan

EARTH
At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their...

Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water

ASTRONOMY
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't react chemically...

The amount of fresh water available for lithium mining is vastly overestimated, hydrologists warn

ENVIRONMENT
New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the world's lithium resources—shows that...

Water stored in the mantle for millions of years may be linked to continental volcanism

EARTH
The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried...

A planetary boundary for geological resources: Exploring the limits of regional water availability

EARTH
Geological resources such as critical metals and minerals, essential for the diffusion of technologies such as renewable energy and energy storage towards a decarbonized...

Weighing in on a Mars water debate: Analysis challenges previous findings

MARS
More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its atmosphere, however, surface...

Mystery mounds reveal the history of water on Mars

MARS
Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars' barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks here were once soaked...

New study says we’re unlikely to find liquid water on Mars anytime soon

MARS
More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from...

Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found

MARS
New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may...

California water recycling plant gains $26 million to feed Lake Mead

ENVIRONMENT
Toilet water in Los Angeles will soon reduce the strain on Lake Mead, thanks in part to a $26.2 million boost that was announced...

Remember they said Miami would be under water? A preview of the future

EARTH
It's like an unspoken social contract. When people choose to live in South Florida, they must make peace with the possibility that, thanks to...

Study finds fresh water and key conditions for life appeared on Earth a half-billion years earlier than thought

EARTH
We need two ingredients for life to start on a planet: dry land and (fresh) water. Strictly, the water doesn't have to be fresh,...
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