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Study: Humans Are Forcing Dolphins To Simplify How They TalkStudy: Humans Are Forcing Dolphins To Simplify How They Talk

Study: Humans Are Forcing Dolphins To Simplify How They Talk

It's well known that dolphins are among the world's smartest creatures, and humans are among the world's most annoying. The…

6 years ago
Water, water, not everywhere: Former NASA hydrologist says water security issues worseningWater, water, not everywhere: Former NASA hydrologist says water security issues worsening

Water, water, not everywhere: Former NASA hydrologist says water security issues worsening

Photo: University of Saskatchewan hydrologist and executive director of the Global Institute for Water Security Jay Famiglietti gives a lecture…

7 years ago
Three newspapers confront one challenge: Sea-level rise is realThree newspapers confront one challenge: Sea-level rise is real

Three newspapers confront one challenge: Sea-level rise is real

In August, 2017, a woman walks along a flooded sidewalk along Alton Road near Michigan Avenue in Miami Beach. New…

7 years ago
The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff/Adobe Stock This summer, 60 million Americans will head to the seaside to enjoy majestic…

7 years ago
Every drop countsEvery drop counts

Every drop counts

Aquaponics is the practice of fish farming combined with the cultivation of plants in water without soil. Some integrated agri-aquaculture…

7 years ago
World Water Week: Water, ecosystems and human development | IUCNWorld Water Week: Water, ecosystems and human development | IUCN

World Water Week: Water, ecosystems and human development | IUCN

Water, ecosystems and human development is the leading theme of this year’s World Water Week. The annual conference on water…

7 years ago
Forests are key to combating world’s looming water crisis, says new GFEP reportForests are key to combating world’s looming water crisis, says new GFEP report

Forests are key to combating world’s looming water crisis, says new GFEP report

Rain clouds hover over a forest in Yen Bai, Vietnam. Photo by Rob Finlayson/ICRAF The world is facing a growing…

7 years ago
Radiokrypton dating plumbs mysteries of water aquifersRadiokrypton dating plumbs mysteries of water aquifers

Radiokrypton dating plumbs mysteries of water aquifers

Argonne physicist Peter Mueller and his colleagues are selectively capturing and counting rare isotopes of krypton to determine the age…

7 years ago
Beekeeping preserves wetlands in AlgeriaBeekeeping preserves wetlands in Algeria

Beekeeping preserves wetlands in Algeria

The Wetlands Complex of Guerbès-Sanhadja in Algeria. With an area of 42,100 hectares and 40 million m3 of water reserves…

7 years ago
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now three times the size of FranceGreat Pacific Garbage Patch now three times the size of France

Great Pacific Garbage Patch now three times the size of France

A huge, swirling pile of trash in the Pacific Ocean is growing faster than expected and is now three times…

7 years ago