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Water crisis threatening world food production: report

Water crisis threatening world food production: report

Tired Earth October 17, 2024

Nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world's food production are now in areas where total water....

Research team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow

Research team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow

Tired Earth September 05, 2024

It provides an exciting opportunity for new scientific discovery and engineering strategies.

South Africa's scarce water needs careful management—study finds smaller, local systems offer more benefits

South Africa's scarce water needs careful management—study finds smaller, local systems offer more benefits

Tired Earth August 27, 2024

South Africa is a water-scarce country, the 30th driest in the world.

In Spain's drought-hit Costa Blanca, people queue for bottled water

In Spain's drought-hit Costa Blanca, people queue for bottled water

Tired Earth August 21, 2024

Overdevelopment, climate change and mass tourism during the summer months when the population of the popular Mediterranean destination swells, have....

Novel hydrogel removes microplastics from water

Novel hydrogel removes microplastics from water

Tired Earth April 14, 2024

Scientists have previously tried using filtering membranes to remove microplastics.

UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis

UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis

Tired Earth March 24, 2024

As of 2022, more than 2 billion people were without access to safely managed drinking water, while 3.5 billion people....

Meet the Desert

Meet the Desert

Charlotte Qin December 26, 2023

What if water could talk?

Microplastics are found in cave water and sediment

Microplastics are found in cave water and sediment

Hannah Steiner October 10, 2023

Researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors....