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Scotland has become the first part of the UK to legalise hydrolysis, an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation or burial, reflecting increasing demand for more sustainable…

A group legal claim against South West Water alleging sewage pollution into coastal waters is harming businesses and individuals has been expanded across Devon and Cornwall.Thousands…

There is a moment in Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business when Julie Maughan holds the body of her dead child and lets out an anguished cry.…

A Nobel laureate’s environmentally friendly invention that provides clean water if central supplies are knocked out by a hurricane or drought, could be a life saver…

Authorities in Cyprus have urged residents to reduce their water intake by 10% – the equivalent of two minutes’ use of running water each day –…

February 11, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHow do deep-sea fish see in dark water? This new study could hold the clueThree species of…

The Bell Beaker culture, named after a type of ceramic vessel, arose in Europe from around 2800 BC.Credit: Lanmas/AlamyA western European ‘water world’ was a holdout…

1. The air we breatheA flare stack at a refinery in Linden, New Jersey. Photograph: Kena Betancur/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA range of recent EPA actions may…

In the early hours, the Wade family’s boxer puppy began barking. Thinking it needed to be let out, they traipsed downstairs and opened the back door…

Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ with many human water systems past the point at…