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Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain

Many dams in the US were designed decades ago using estimates of precipitation based on outdated science – and that makes them more vulnerable to warming-driven extreme weather

Analysis

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

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Space

The largest volcanoes on Mars have frosted tips during winter

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Why we can't afford to ignore the world's smallest freshwater bodies

Life

Why we can't afford to ignore the world's smallest freshwater bodies

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EKXM2R Groundwater well and standpipe for crop irrigation. Porterville, Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Environment

Around half the world could lose easily accessible groundwater by 2050

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Chemistry

We now know exactly how thick the boundary between water and air is

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This water purification system is powered by static electricity

Technology

Water purifier is powered by static electricity from your body

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A transparent kettle of water boils as the sun shines through the window

Environment

Boiling tap water can remove 80 per cent of the microplastics in it

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A floating solar power plant on the Cirata Reservoir, West Java in Indonesia

Environment

Floating solar power booms in South-East Asia as land becomes scarce

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Environment

Groundwater levels are dropping fast all over the world

Millions of wells are at risk of running dry as overuse and arid conditions empty aquifers from California to Iran

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Life

Stunning slo-mo videos show how insects survive raindrop collisions

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Space

Mysterious patch on Mars appears to be enormous lump of ice

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Environment

Microturbines can generate electricity from drinking water pipes

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Health

There can be 240,000 plastic particles in a litre bottle of water

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