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The world’s largest dam will be built on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. Who will benefit and who will suffer?

The world’s largest dam will be built on the Ya...

Last Saturday, a colossal Chinese hydropower project began on the Tibetan Plateau, aiming to transform the renewable energy market. The world's largest dam will be constructed on the Yarlung Tsangpo...

The world’s largest dam will be built on the Ya...

Last Saturday, a colossal Chinese hydropower project began on the Tibetan Plateau, aiming to transform the renewable energy market. The world's largest dam will be constructed on the Yarlung Tsangpo...

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

Despite disinfection, water in swimming pools can still provide an environment conducive to the growth of dangerous microorganisms. In the UK, swimming pools have repeatedly been identified as sources of...

What health risks lurk in public swimming pools?

Despite disinfection, water in swimming pools can still provide an environment conducive to the growth of dangerous microorganisms. In the UK, swimming pools have repeatedly been identified as sources of...

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists worried about what the city tells public

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scie...

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on...

Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scie...

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on...

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it normal?

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it...

On Saturday, northeastern Spain once again came under the influence of a cold drop, an intense weather phenomenon known as DANA. Violent downpours over Catalonia led to a transportation blockade...

Intense downpours over Catalonia in July. Is it...

On Saturday, northeastern Spain once again came under the influence of a cold drop, an intense weather phenomenon known as DANA. Violent downpours over Catalonia led to a transportation blockade...

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending airborne microplastics into cities

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world's coastal towns and cities, a new study published in the journal ...

Sewage spills and coastal winds may be sending ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world's coastal towns and cities, a new study published in the journal ...

Record High-Intensity Heatwaves Sweep the Mediterranean Sea

Record High-Intensity Heatwaves Sweep the Medit...

June 2025 Marks Third Warmest June on Record Globally, Following 2023 and 2024. Record High-Intensity Marine Heatwaves Impact 62% of the Mediterranean Sea

Record High-Intensity Heatwaves Sweep the Medit...

June 2025 Marks Third Warmest June on Record Globally, Following 2023 and 2024. Record High-Intensity Marine Heatwaves Impact 62% of the Mediterranean Sea