Blending wastewater may help California cope with drought
An economic model developed by UCR researchers demonstrates how blending wastewater from various treatment processes could produce irrigation water with nutrients that are beneficial...
Global use of wastewater to irrigate agriculture at least 50 percent greater than thought
Aerial view of sewage water treatment plant. (Stock image)
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The use of untreated wastewater from cities to irrigate crops downstream is...
Reduce, reuse, recycle: Safe for water?
Spray irrigation at the Living Filter site of Penn State University continues year-round even during the freezing conditions of winter.
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What would you...
How fear alone can cause animal extinction
Researchers have discovered that the fear of predators causes flies to spend less time eating, more time being vigilant, have less sex, and produce...
Humans imitate in unique ways: Comparing children and bonobos
From an early age, children are very skilled in imitating the actions of others and are so motivated to do so that they will...
Eye test could help diagnose autism
ASD is characterized by a wide range of symptoms that can vary in severity from person to person.
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A new study...
Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet?
Ships crossing the Pacific Ocean emit particles into the clean air that create a seed for marine clouds.
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The idea of geoengineering, also known...
Cognitive cross-training enhances learning, study finds
Illinois professor Aron Barbey led a study that examined how cognitive cross-training affects skill learning.
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Just as athletes cross-train to improve...
Venus’s turbulent atmosphere
The atmospheric superrotation at the upper clouds of Venus. While the superrotation is present in both day and night sides of Venus, it seems...
Could ‘cocktail geoengineering’ save the climate?
New research from an international team of atmospheric scientists investigates for the first time the possibility of using a "cocktail" of geoengineering tools to...
Cosmologists produce new maps of dark matter dynamics
Slice through the celestial equator showing the radial component of the velocity field (in kilometres per second). Blue regions are falling towards us and...
