Pre-colonial people in Brazil may have gathered in summer months to feast on migratory fish and share alcoholic drinks, a new study suggests.
Archaeology
Feb 5, 2025
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Most of us are fortunate that, when we turn on the tap, clean, safe and high-quality water comes out.
Environment
Jan 26, 2025
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A type of "forever chemical" linked to health problems and birth defects has been found in the tap water of many French cities and towns including Paris, according to a study released on Thursday.
Environment
Jan 23, 2025
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Wildfires increasingly threaten public drinking water systems, but guidance on how to address damage to these systems from a wildfire has been insufficient, conflicting or inaccurate.
Environment
Jan 13, 2025
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The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and other California communities ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2025
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The "forever chemicals" flowing from U.S. wastewater treatment plants are not only more abundant than previously thought, but also largely consist of pharmaceuticals that have received little scientific or regulatory attention, ...
Environment
Jan 7, 2025
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More American cities—even those seen as affluent—are home to people living without running water as people are being "squeezed" by unaffordable housing and the cost-of-living crisis, new research finds.
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2024
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BlueTriton—North America's biggest bottled water firm—recently announced it will close Canada's largest water bottling plant and its entire operations in Ontario.
Economics & Business
Dec 11, 2024
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Hummingbird bills—their long, thin beaks—look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed at which they get nectar out of flowers and backyard feeders may give the impression that the bills act as straws, too. But ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2024
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Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering impacts include some that run contrary to the goals of the policies.
Environment
Nov 18, 2024
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Drinking is the act of consuming water (or a beverage that contains water) through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.
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