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A Scientist In The 1930’s Tried Drinking Heavy Water Containing Deuterium. Here’s What He Found.
Heavy water, scientifically known as deuterium oxide (Dâ‚‚O), is a water variant where the typical hydrogen atoms are replaced ...
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Scientists make surprising discovery that could provide clean drinking water to millions of people: 'This research is crucial'
Researchers may have just unlocked some of the causes of and solutions to the gypsum and silica scaling that can inhibit the ...
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Oxygen is running low in inland waters, and humans are to blame
Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape -- they're also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters 'breathe' oxygen, just like we do. But a new study ...
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Study shows oxygen levels dropping in rivers, lakes and streams
The model tracks the oxygen "turnover" — how much oxygen is produced and consumed — in inland waters since 1900. The ...
An exception to the laws of thermodynamics: Shape-recovering liquid defies textbooks
A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst made the surprising ...
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Scientists make first-of-its-kind discovery that could impact drinking water for billions of people: 'Other groups overlooked the potential'
Research has shown that a new technique using oxygen to improve ion collection in electrodes could take desalination ...
Seeping groundwater can be a hidden source of greenhouse gases
Scientists know that streams and rivers can contribute significant quantities of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. One way ...