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A single bitcoin transaction uses enough water to fill a swimming pool

The water consumed by a single bitcoin transaction could fill a small swimming pool Radharc Images / Alamy Buying or…

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Researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little ‘water balloons’

Quinoa and many other extremely resilient plants are covered with strange balloon-like ‘bladders’ that for 127 years were believed to…

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Chlorine disinfectant is no more effective than water at killing off hospital superbug

One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the…

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Fashion

Rice Water for Hair Is All Over TikTok—Here’s How to Use It

TikTok trends are fun—but they become far more interesting (and worthy of note) when rooted in ancient history. Case in…

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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix off to a rocky start following water valve wreckage : NPR

Valtteri Bottas of Finland drives the Alfa Romeo F1 C43 Ferrari on the track during a qualifying round ahead of…

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Jordan says it won’t sign energy for water deal with Israel

CAIRO (Reuters) – Jordan won’t sign a deal to provide energy to Israel in exchange for water that was planned…

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Flint grapples with the mental health fallout from the water disaster

On a Saturday in May in Flint, Mich., residents took seats in one of three rings of chairs at a…

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Science

Earth’s surface water dives deep, transforming core’s outer layer

A few decades ago, seismologists imaging the deep planet identified a thin layer, just over a few hundred kilometers thick.…

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Light, not just heat, might spur water to evaporate

Green light means “go.” That might apply to evaporating water molecules too. Visible light, especially that of a greenish hue,…

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Food & Drink

EFSA assesses hazards for water use in the produce sector

EFSA experts have examined the quality of water used during operations in the fresh and frozen produce sector. The European…

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