Where did Earth’s water really come from? The Moon may have the answer

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...
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Urban tributaries identified as major sources of plastic chemical pollution in the Yangtze River

A new study reveals that urban tributaries flowing through Wuhan are significant sources of phthalate esters, a widely used class of plastic chemicals, to the Yangtze River, highlighting previously ...
C&EN

5 advances to protect water sources, availability

Water is an essential requirement for life on Earth — it supports everything from cellular processes to ecosystems. Five papers published in ACS journals provide new insights to help protect natural ...
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New “source-to-tap” framework exposes and fixes mismatched use of water resource from protected areas

This study develops a spatial "source-flow-use" accounting framework to quantify the supply and allocation of high-quality water resources (HQWRs) from ecological conservation areas. Using a national ...
Live Science

Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here's how we can combat that.

Earth's continents are losing 4 Olympic swimming pools' worth of fresh water every second, with dire consequences for jobs, food security and water availability. When you purchase through links on our ...