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Diverse forests are stronger against drought

Photo: Aspens affected by drought. Credit: William Anderegg Resilient forests host trees with a diversity of water-use strategies Diversity is…

6 years ago

11-Year-Old Just Developed New Sensor to Detect Lead in Tap Water

Photograph courtesy of 3M Proving kids are awesome. She was just named "America's Next Top Scientist." The water crisis in…

7 years ago

Man using technology to improve water usage in farming

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, Jeff Reed holds a wireless rain sensor, which helps reduce…

7 years ago

Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades

Credit: Joe Raedle Getty Images The numbers didn’t add up. Even as Earth grew warmer and glaciers and ice sheets…

7 years ago

Why the world needs to get smarter about water consumption

Photo: The watery oasis of Ubari in the deserts of Libya. Sfivat/Wikipedia (public domain) In 1900, just 15% of the…

8 years ago