How much are nature reserves shaped by influences beyond their boundaries? An international research team with the participation of Prof.
The Monte Conca cave system on the island of Sicily is a vast system of springs and pools, sitting below a nature preserve. It might be presumed to be one of the few places untouched by human-driven pollution.
According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), groundwater supplies half of the world's population with fresh water and makes up 43% of the water used in irrigation.
An aquifer has been discovered under the Pacific ocean off New Zealand’s coast, with scientists saying some of the South Island could draw on it for their main freshwater supply.
A newly discovered large freshwater aquifer beneath the Canterbury coast seafloor could improve understanding of the relationship between groundwater and offshore freshwater. The aquifer, 20 metres below the seafloor between Timaru and Ashburton, is one of the shallowest in the wor