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water

Chemistry

Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds

Simulations suggest that water can become a superacid under extremely high heat and pressure conditions. This may also explain how planets like Uranus and Neptune get diamond rain

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Space

The first water may have formed surprisingly soon after the big bang

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The LA River

Earth

California’s groundwater drought continues despite torrential rain

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Health

Wastewater treatment plants funnel PFAS into drinking water

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A boy jumping into a pool

Physics

How to make the biggest splash in a pool, according to science

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Artist's impression of a rocky and water-rich asteroid being torn apart by gravity

Space

Earth may have had its water delivered by a vast cloud of vapour

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Common chemical in drinking water hasn't been tested for safety

Health

Common chemical in drinking water hasn't been tested for safety

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Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars

Technology

Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars

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Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

Environment

Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

Features

Shewanella oneidensis bacteria. Computer illustration of Shewanella oneidensis metal-reducing bacteria. This extremophile bacteria is able to convert toxic metals and compounds, such as uranium, chromium and technetium, into water-insoluble forms. This ability could one day be used to clean contaminated ground-water.

Health

Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater

Wastewater is a major reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes, but modified bacteria can chop up this DNA before the dangerous microbes reach people

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Space

We keep finding water on Mars – here are all the places it might be

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Physics

A slight curve helps rocks make the biggest splash

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Environment

Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

Analysis

Environment

Canned water made from air and sunlight to hit US stores in September

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