Irrigation canals form a sort of circulatory system for global agriculture. Across the world, millions of kilometers of human-made canals carry water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs downhill to farmland.
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New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that previously overlooked property of ghost particles may be a key part of the explanation for why some stars explode, while others collapse into black holes.
Global Groundwater Drought Recovery Patterns
A few days of rain does not change the low groundwater levels after a long drought.
Scientists to Accelerate Trees’ Natural Defenses to Disease and Climate Stress
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University of Birmingham Tackles Laboratory Plastic Waste Through Pioneering Recycling Scheme
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