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A journal from @natureportfolio.bsky.social launched in January 2023 and publishing cutting-edge research on all aspects of the relationship between water and society
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Detecting metal ions in natural water just got easier. Wen Sun and colleagues develop a new sensor that uses engineered nanopores and machine learning to identify ten divalent metal ions. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Detecting metal ions in natural water just got easier. Wen Sun and colleagues develop a new sensor that uses engineered nanopores and machine learning to identify ten divalent metal ions. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A new global estimates in Nature Water by Gianluca Botter and colleagues reveal that non-perennial streams are more widespread than previously recognized. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
A new global estimates in Nature Water by Gianluca Botter and colleagues reveal that non-perennial streams are more widespread than previously recognized. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A new Analysis in Nature Water by Daniele Penna @danielepenna.bsky.social performs a comprehensive study of 691 forested catchments worldwide examines the interplay of biotic and abiotic factors in runoff generation. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A new Analysis in Nature Water by Daniele Penna @danielepenna.bsky.social performs a comprehensive study of 691 forested catchments worldwide examines the interplay of biotic and abiotic factors in runoff generation. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our new article in Nature Water by Huaiyu Cao and colleagues performs a global analysis of 840 groundwater metagenomes uncovers that phages carry fewer ARGs than plasmids, yet their hosts have high anti-phage defenses. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Phage-mediated resistome dynamics in global aquifers - Nature Water
Bacteriophages play a pivotal, yet poorly understood, role in shaping antibiotic resistance dynamics in natural environments. A global analysis of 840 groundwater metagenomes reveals that phage–host i...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Our new article in Nature Water by Huaiyu Cao and colleagues performs a global analysis of 840 groundwater metagenomes uncovers that phages carry fewer ARGs than plasmids, yet their hosts have high anti-phage defenses. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A new study in Nature Water by Huanhuan Hu and colleagues highlights how pyrrhotite's structure supports efficient nitrate transformation. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Surface vacancy structure of iron sulfide critical to nitrogen transformation during denitrification - Nature Water
Iron–sulfur minerals play critical roles in regulating nitrogen cycling under anoxic conditions. This study shows that pyrrhotite with abundant iron vacancies promotes electron transfer and microbial ...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
A new study in Nature Water by Huanhuan Hu and colleagues highlights how pyrrhotite's structure supports efficient nitrate transformation. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A new research article in Nature Water by Mengqing Fan and colleagues presents that stagnant water in hydrants poses a potential threat to water safety due to increased levels of metals and pathogens. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Coupled chemical–microbial deterioration in stagnant fire hydrant branches threatens drinking water quality - Nature Water
Fire hydrants can create stagnant zones in drinking water systems that degrade water quality. This study shows that stagnant water has much higher metal and microbial levels than flowing water, reveal...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A new research article in Nature Water by Mengqing Fan and colleagues presents that stagnant water in hydrants poses a potential threat to water safety due to increased levels of metals and pathogens. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A new Article by Robert W. Bruckmann and Philipp Sprengholz in Nature Water shows that addressing psychological barriers is key to effective public hydration strategies. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A new Article by Robert W. Bruckmann and Philipp Sprengholz in Nature Water shows that addressing psychological barriers is key to effective public hydration strategies. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Correction: Our editorial discusses the overall role of the environment in animal and human health and refers to a number of articles in the issue, including a comment on the crucial role of the EPA, by Onur Apul and colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Correction: Our editorial discusses the overall role of the environment in animal and human health and refers to a number of articles in the issue, including a comment on the crucial role of the EPA, by Onur Apul and colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Our Editorial in Nature Water explores the role of the EPA in public health protection, emphasizing the preventive benefits of clean air and water. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Good health starts with a healthy environment - Nature Water
Although it is widely recognized that safeguarding air, soil, and water is essential for protecting both animal and human health, efforts to protect the environment remain insufficient.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our Editorial in Nature Water explores the role of the EPA in public health protection, emphasizing the preventive benefits of clean air and water. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our December 2025 issue is now live.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our December 2025 issue is now live.
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A new Comment by Macy Hannan and colleagues in Nature Water highlights the rapid rise in registered chemicals—from 10 million to 350 million in just 60 years, calling for the need for increased EPA funding. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Protecting the environment pays off for the USA economy and public health - Nature Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has protected human health and the environment for over five decades and it has achieved this while operating on a small budget. It is time to r...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A new Comment by Macy Hannan and colleagues in Nature Water highlights the rapid rise in registered chemicals—from 10 million to 350 million in just 60 years, calling for the need for increased EPA funding. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Soil plays a dual role in water quality, acting as both a filter and a potential source of contamination. Our new Review by Melanie Kah and colleagues discusses how novel practices and micropollutants affect soil's role in water quality. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The fundamental role of healthy soil in maintaining water quality - Nature Water
Soil contamination has a huge effect on water quality. This Review first sets the context and presents examples of micropollutant sources to soil, with a focus on resource reuse.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Soil plays a dual role in water quality, acting as both a filter and a potential source of contamination. Our new Review by Melanie Kah and colleagues discusses how novel practices and micropollutants affect soil's role in water quality. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Urban agriculture has historically been a lifeline during sieges, from ancient Troy to modern conflicts. Our new Comment by Andrew Adam-Bradford highlights the potential of innovative humanitarian interventions to support food security in besieged areas today. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Enhancing seed, land and water management in humanitarian interventions for urban areas under siege - Nature Water
In areas under siege, the growing of fruits and vegetables and the keeping of livestock have always provided a lifeline for desperate urban populations. Lessons from siege warfare in modern times shou...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Urban agriculture has historically been a lifeline during sieges, from ancient Troy to modern conflicts. Our new Comment by Andrew Adam-Bradford highlights the potential of innovative humanitarian interventions to support food security in besieged areas today. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Junyi Zhao and colleagues develop a new desalination system utilizing solar and vacuum forces achieves exceptional performance, with water flux equivalent to conventional methods but at significantly lower temperatures. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Junyi Zhao and colleagues develop a new desalination system utilizing solar and vacuum forces achieves exceptional performance, with water flux equivalent to conventional methods but at significantly lower temperatures. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A new study in Nature Water by Yu Luo and colleagues introduces a mesh bioreactor that uses piezoelectric ultrasound for efficient sludge-liquid separation. This method eliminates irreversible mesh fouling in just 10 seconds. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Transient cavitation enables ultrafast fouling removal in mesh bioreactors for efficient sludge‒liquid separation during wastewater treatment - Nature Water
This study introduces a piezoelectric cavitation-cleaned mesh bioreactor for efficient, sustainable total suspended solid removal in wastewater treatment.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A new study in Nature Water by Yu Luo and colleagues introduces a mesh bioreactor that uses piezoelectric ultrasound for efficient sludge-liquid separation. This method eliminates irreversible mesh fouling in just 10 seconds. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our new research article by Shuhao An and colleagues develop a novel orbital-shielding strategy enables the synthesis of highly oriented LiFePO4 nanosheets, achieving remarkable selectivity in lithium extraction from brines. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Synthesis of [100]-only LiFePO4 nanosheets for efficient electrochemical lithium extraction from low-grade brines - Nature Water
Selective lithium extraction from low-grade brines remains a substantial challenge due to intense competition from coexisting ions such as magnesium and sodium. In pilot-scale electrochemical systems,...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our new research article by Shuhao An and colleagues develop a novel orbital-shielding strategy enables the synthesis of highly oriented LiFePO4 nanosheets, achieving remarkable selectivity in lithium extraction from brines. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our Perspective by Amber van Hamel and colleagues @cchartierrescan.bsky.social @mariagrundmann.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social emphasizes that climate change will worsen riverine heatwaves, demanding better data and models to address them.
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Riverine heatwaves are an emergent climate change risk - Nature Water
Riverine heatwaves have severe consequences for society, the economy and ecosystems and are becoming more frequent with climate change. This Perspective addresses research efforts to better understand...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Our Perspective by Amber van Hamel and colleagues @cchartierrescan.bsky.social @mariagrundmann.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social emphasizes that climate change will worsen riverine heatwaves, demanding better data and models to address them.
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Emerging contaminants (ECs) in soil-water environments are increasing rapidly, posing significant challenges. Our World View highlights risk avoidance as a crucial strategy, particularly in agricultural fields, to mitigate potential harms from these substances. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Risk avoidance as a practical solution to safeguard against emerging contaminants - Nature Water
The number of emerging contaminants in our soil–water environments is increasing at an explosive rate. Risk avoidance as a strategy is often overlooked yet may be one of the most effective ways to saf...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in soil-water environments are increasing rapidly, posing significant challenges. Our World View highlights risk avoidance as a crucial strategy, particularly in agricultural fields, to mitigate potential harms from these substances. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our Editorial in the November issue highlights how Nobel Prize-winning MOFs are driving advances in water harvesting, purification, and resource recovery. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Nobel-winning chemical structures can reshape water technology - Nature Water
Metal–organic frameworks are evolving from niche materials to mainstream solutions. With continued efforts and interdisciplinary collaboration, their role in water-related technologies will only grow.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Our Editorial in the November issue highlights how Nobel Prize-winning MOFs are driving advances in water harvesting, purification, and resource recovery. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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A new research in Nature Water by Mohammad Faiz Alam and colleagues shows that solar irrigation in Bangladesh did not significantly increase groundwater use compared with diesel pumps. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Bangladesh’s groundwater trade-offs from decarbonizing irrigation through solar-powered pumps - Nature Water
This case study on Bangladesh shows that, while there are no large differences in water application between solar- and diesel-irrigated plots under the fee-for-service solar irrigation model in the st...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A new research in Nature Water by Mohammad Faiz Alam and colleagues shows that solar irrigation in Bangladesh did not significantly increase groundwater use compared with diesel pumps. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New research in Nature Water by Huang and colleagues @jianhuaguo.bsky.social shows that H2S, prevalent in wastewater, acts as a potent promoter of plasmid conjugation, facilitating the spread of antibiotic resistance genes www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Hydrogen sulfide drives horizontal transfer of plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater ecosystems - Nature Water
This study shows the role of hydrogen sulfide as a driver of plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New research in Nature Water by Huang and colleagues @jianhuaguo.bsky.social shows that H2S, prevalent in wastewater, acts as a potent promoter of plasmid conjugation, facilitating the spread of antibiotic resistance genes www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The impact of irrigation on water resources is profound. New research in Nature Water by Yi Yao and colleagues @wimthiery.bsky.social finds that in South Asia, irrigation expansion has intensified water storage depletion from -2.559 to -16.008 mm/yr. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Irrigation-induced land water depletion aggravated by climate change - Nature Water
The rapid expansion of agricultural irrigation raises concerns about exacerbating water scarcity, but land–atmosphere interactions are often overlooked. This study isolates irrigation impacts from oth...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The impact of irrigation on water resources is profound. New research in Nature Water by Yi Yao and colleagues @wimthiery.bsky.social finds that in South Asia, irrigation expansion has intensified water storage depletion from -2.559 to -16.008 mm/yr. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Data-driven analysis in Nature Water reveals that future methane emissions from lakes and reservoirs could rise significantly, with increases of up to 91% by the end of the century. Climate change mitigation is crucial to limit these emissions. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Future methane emissions from lakes and reservoirs - Nature Water
This study uses data-driven modelling to predict a 24–91% increase in methane emissions from global lakes and reservoirs by 2080–2099 under various climate scenarios. Temperature and seasonality chang...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Data-driven analysis in Nature Water reveals that future methane emissions from lakes and reservoirs could rise significantly, with increases of up to 91% by the end of the century. Climate change mitigation is crucial to limit these emissions. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A Review study in Nature Water by Wei Ren and colleagues proposes a new classification for pollutant recovery and assesses the benefits of catalytic resource recovery technologies in achieving a circular economy. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Catalytic resource recovery for transformation of the wastewater industry - Nature Water
This Review proposes a strategy to realize the transformation of wastewater treatment from pollutants removal to selective extraction and upgrading of valuable substances in real-world industrial wast...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A Review study in Nature Water by Wei Ren and colleagues proposes a new classification for pollutant recovery and assesses the benefits of catalytic resource recovery technologies in achieving a circular economy. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...