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Water sources are being depleted faster than they can be restored, according to a new report from United Nations researchers.

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Amid chronic groundwater depletion, water overallocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, all ...

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A satellite start-up that monitors droughts and pollution has secured backing from a British space fund, strengthening ...

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Lichens have no roots, no waxy leaves and no way to filter what they absorb. Everything they take in comes directly from the ...