3 d. ago Red planet comes alive! Minerals found on Mars signal a water and ‘possibly life

Researchers used data from NASA’s Perseverance Rover

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5 d. ago Earth's oceans could turn red or purple and were once green, scientists claim

Life on Earth is inextricably linked to the colour of our planet's oceans, with water chemistry and the influence of life playing a crucial role in determining the hue of the water

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9 d. ago World's healthiest drink is likely already in your kitchen – and it's not green tea

Water is the key to life and the healthiest drink in the world, and it has a variety of benefits that can help maintain a healthy heart, clear skin and good digestion

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2 w. ago 'Noisy generator just yards from my back door is ruining my life – but I can't move'

A woman claims a Thames Water generator is 'ruining' her life as she cannot remove it from her garden - she compared the machine's pollution to smoking, saying: 'I may as well smoke 50 cigarettes a day.'

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2 w. ago You’re probably not drinking enough water. This is what you can do about it

Staying hydrated is a simple - but incredibly important - task

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3 w. ago ‘God knows what’s in the water’: Los Angeles surfers in limbo as wildfire toxins linger

In a city where surfing is a way of life, the wait to get back in the water has been agonizing. But new research offers a glimmer of hope Alex Sinunu was used to surfing three or four times a week in Santa Monica Bay – after all, the beach was just a mile from his home and he could ride his bike there with his board. But ever since the megafires that swept through neighboring Pacific Palisades in early January, the ocean has been filled with ash, debris – and endless questions.The massive blaze consumed thousands of homes and other structures, many of them on the edge of the Pacific coastline. Subsequent rainstorms sent tons of debris washing into the ocean, turned the water brown and raised fears about the toxins that could be coming from all the charred remains of buildings and cars – including asbestos, lithium-ion batteries and plastics. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dying fish, polluted water and a terrible stench: the French firm accused of dumping toxic waste in Colombia’s wetlands

A controversial landfill near Barrancabermeja has polluted protected wetlands, causing harm to people and the environment, claim local campaignersAs a small fishing canoe darts across the still waters of the San Silvestre wetlands in central Colombia, Wilson Díaz leans over and dips his hands overboard. He cups some water and brings a palmful to his face, inhaling deeply. “It smells foul,” he says.Díaz, president of a fishing union in his home town of Barrancabermeja, knows the waters intimately. He has worked in the San Silvestre wetlands his entire life; the water he now says is foul has long been his family’s sustenance. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Parents' horror as boy says brother was decapitated on world's tallest waterslide

Caleb Schwab, 10, tragically lost his life in 2016 at Schlitterbahn water park when his raft went airborne on the world's tallest water slide, resulting in a fatal collision.

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last month ‘I trust my eyes, not the forecast’: Alexandria is sinking. Why don’t local fishers believe it?

The ancient Mediterranean city is at risk as sea levels rise. But most people in the vulnerable fishing village of El Max believe it will always weather the storms of timeOn a sunny January morning in El Max, west of Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, where a canal meets the Mediterranean Sea, Ahmed Gaz is untangling his fishing net on the beach after landing his catch at dawn.Like almost everyone in the neighbourhood, Gaz was born and raised by the water, destined to fish for a living: “My whole life is in the sea. My life, my work and my livelihood.” Continue reading...

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