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- Why Can't We Drink Sea Water? http://globetrooper.com/notes/why-cant-we-drink-sea-salt-water/ 83 comments
- Sea water to drink water at the push of a button https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/28/mit-scientists-turn-seawater-to-drinking-water-with-the-push-of-a-button/ 2 comments
- For Drinking Water in Drought, California Looks Warily to Sea http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/science/drinking-seawater-looks-ever-more-palatable-to-californians.html 5 comments
- Turning Saltwater From Earth and Sea Into Drinking Water http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/science/earth/turning-saltwater-from-earth-and-sea-into-drinking-water.html 43 comments
- This New Technology Converts Sea Water Into Drinking Water In Minutes http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/09/17/this-new-technology-converts-sea-water-into-drinking-water-in-minutes/ 4 comments technology
- Much faster and cheaper conversion of sea into drinking water with breakthrough technology http://www.sciencealert.com/this-new-technology-converts-sea-water-into-drinking-water-in-minutes 8 comments science
- Drought Forces Spain to Source Drinking Water From the Sea https://www.wsj.com/articles/drought-forces-spain-to-source-drinking-water-from-the-sea-bad104ec?st=0l208cfstkyjft3 26 comments environment
- What makes it ok for sea mammals to drink sea water? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5i1iba/what_makes_it_ok_for_sea_mammals_to_drink_sea/ 4 comments askscience
- Drinking Refined Deep-Sea Water Improves the Gut Ecosystem with Beneficial Effects on Intestinal Health in Humans: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32878045/ 55 comments science
- New cheap method, Microbial Desalination Cells, creates drinking water from sea water without using electricity https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-quenching-world-thirst-off-grid-desalination.html 100 comments futurology
- Scientists solve the mystery of how Easter Islanders were able to drink water straight from the sea https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/09/27/scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-how-easter-islanders-were-able-to-drink-water-straight-fro 36 comments worldnews
- A Man has been rescued off the N. Carolina coast after 66 days at sea, he survived by catching fish with his hands and drinking rain water. http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/us/rescued-after-66-days-at-sea/ 10 comments worldnews
- A saltwater wedge climbing the Mississippi River threatens drinking water | “This is just another example of what climate change, drought and sea level rise can look like,” Davis said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/21/saltwater-wedge-mississippi-river-drought/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjk1MzU1MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjk2NzM3NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTUzNTUyMDAsImp0aSI6IjkxNGExZTE3LTE0ZGUtNDA1Ny04MGI3LWVhMDYyMGFhM2Q2YiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjMvMDkvMjEvc2FsdHdhdGVyLXdlZGdlLW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLXJpdmVyLWRyb3VnaHQvIn0.ARixZzWbOvT0u1Oklb8_eYoNowx80UskohzeWZY-kgY 3 comments climate
- Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority are expected to sign a water agreement aimed at saving the rapidly drying Dead Sea,The agreement will build a pipeline to carry water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea and provide drinking water to the region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25308701 57 comments worldnews
- Ancient beer from shipwreck too salty to drink - In spite of sea water contamination, scientists identified malt sugars, aromatic compounds & hops in the brew http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43565535/ns/technology_and_science-science/ 8 comments history
- A floating, robotic film could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water. Powered by light and fueled by water, the film could be deployed indefinitely to clean remote areas where recharging by other means would prove difficult. The film is also re-usable. https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/12/02/light-powered-soft-robots-could-suck-oil-spills 2 comments science
- Some Sea Snakes Can Go Seven Months Without Drinking Water: To survive the dry season, yellow-bellied sea snakes severely dehydrate until the wet season brings freshwater for them to lap up from the ocean's surface http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/some-sea-snakes-can-go-seven-months-without-drinking-water-180950157/?utm_source=feedburner&no-ist 5 comments science