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South Africans flush the toilets with easy-to-drink water. Studying in Cape Town considered using seawater instead
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Once the planet gets hot and freshwater sources dry out, cities and towns cannot continue to continue the global standard of flushing toilets with millions of liters of clean, easy-to-drink water. South Africa’s Water Research Committee recently commissioned a study to use seawater to flush toilets in Cape Town. Teboho Mofokeng, a lecturer in water engineering,…
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Science
Cape Cod dolphin strandings in worst year on record, scientists searching for answers
In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, two dolphins are stranded along Ellis Landing in Brewster, Massachusetts, on November 9, 2024. An unprecedentedly bad year for dolphins on Cape Cod’s beaches may have something to do with the changing environment caused by rising ocean temperatures. Scientists said they hope to improve the availability of food for…
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