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Forget the Amazon – are these the most remarkable rivers in the world?

When most people are asked to name a river, they often reach for the Amazon or Nile, but these aren’t the only remarkable rivers out there. Here are 10 more from around the world – and solar system

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Divers exploring rocky reefs

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Underwater walkie-talkies could work long-distance with radio trick

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The surprising life and avoidable demise of Earth’s remarkable oases

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Earth from Space: Lake Maracaibo 03/11/2023 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Venezuela?s Lake Maracaibo, the largest natural body of water in South America.

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Stunning image of South America's largest lake hides a dark secret

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Life

Desert plant collects water from air by excreting salt on its leaves

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These 6 tipping points could be catastrophic for humanity, says the UN

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These 6 tipping points could be catastrophic for humanity, says the UN

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Palestinians line up to fill water cannisters in Gaza

Health

Why the Gaza water crisis is decades in the making

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Environment

Global power sector has almost hit peak greenhouse gas emissions

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Wheat harvesting in Kansas

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Curiously cool summers in US Midwest linked to crop irrigation

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The ultimate guide to hydration and what you really should be drinking

Plain water, coffee or milk? Sports or energy drinks? Our ideas about what we ought to be drinking, and how much, are confounded by half-truths. Here's what the science says

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Environment

How we broke the water cycle and can no longer rely on rain to fall

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Physics

Springy ice seen for the first time may explain how clouds make rain

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Technology

Artificial spider silk could help us harvest drinking water from air

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Environment

We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late

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