water

How ‘Earth’s twin’ Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet

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Scientists may have identified a molecule that played a key role in robbing Venus of its water and turning this planet into the barren, hellish world we see today. Venus is often called “Earth’s twin” because both planets are approximately the same size and density; they are also both rocky planets in the inner solar … Read more

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought. Here’s what that could mean for the habitability of the early planet

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Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth does today. If that water was once liquid, Venus might once have been habitable. … Read more

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought. Here’s what that could mean for the habitability of the early planet

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Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth does today. If that water was once liquid, Venus might once have been habitable. … Read more

America’s small-town water systems are global cyber targets. Is your city next?

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A group called Cyber ​​Army of Russia Reborn posted a video on their Telegram channel on January 18 showing that they had manipulated controls for water tanks at a water authority in Texas, it was recently reported. Specifically, they turned on water pumps by remotely changing water level indicators and caused a water tank in … Read more

Dangerous “forever chemicals” in water, food and air won’t go away with the new EPA rules. But six simple tactics can reduce your exposure at home.

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A child drinks bottled water in Reynosa, Mexico.Daniel Becerril/Reuters Dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ called PFAS contaminate drinking water, food and air. It may be impossible to avoid PFAS completely, but there are a few simple ways to reduce your exposure. Eating at home, throwing away non-stick pans and unnecessary carpets and filtering your water can help. … Read more

Scientists are growing crops with salt water that could save us from starvation

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The SaliCrop team from left to right: Oron Bet Or, Carmit Oron, Ṛcā Godbole, Sharon Devir, Shimon Rachmilevitch.Guy Shery An agricultural technology company has developed an army of resilient crops by growing them with salt water. These crops are better at surviving saline soils, which is a growing problem in our warming world. Salt-ravaged soil … Read more

The Thames has become a ‘national shame’ – so we tested the water to see how bad it really is

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The Telegraph did its own test of the water and the results were damning – Clara Molden It’s strange, really, that one of our most beloved, lyrical books about English rivers should have been written in the dying embers of the Victorian era. When Kenneth Grahame wrote about a rat and a mole who spent … Read more

NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will carry a message between water worlds

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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, bound for Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message celebrating humanity’s connection with water. The message is a tribute to previous NASA missions that released similar messages. As president of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or METI, International, I helped design the message on Clipper along with two … Read more