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Beyond blooms 除了花朵

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-23 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00643-8

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Harnessing radioactivity for groundwater monitoring 利用放射性监测地下水

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-16 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00630-z

Axel Schmidt, Michael Schubert

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Extracellular vesicle-mediated metabolic exchange shapes the seasonal assembly of aquatic bacterial communities 胞外囊泡介导的代谢交换形成了水生细菌群落的季节性聚集

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00605-0

Xueli Xu, Alex Ujong Obeten, Li-Ting Zhu, Fangyu Liu, Yi Gao, Xuyi Liu, Zhenzhen Su, Min Zhang, Miaoxiao Wang, Qiansheng Huang

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Stop feeding hydrogen evolution 停止供氢

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00628-7

Seung Jin Lee, Byeongyoon Kim, Kwangyeol Lee

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A premium delivery service for microbes 为微生物提供优质递送服务

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00626-9

Yuanmeng Bu, Zhong Wei

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Multiscale regulation of microcystin production, persistence and degradation in inland waters 内陆水域微囊藻毒素产生、存留和降解的多尺度调控

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00614-z

Jessica Lerminiaux, Matthew J. Bogard, Peter R. Leavitt, Richard J. Vogt, Kerri Finlay

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Bridging Indigenous and scientific knowledge systems is key to water innovation 连接土著和科学知识系统是水创新的关键

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00623-y

Himadri S. Sarker, Leander Goldtooth, Deanna Tso, Jaren Numkena, Leah M. Chong, Navid B. Saleh

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Decoupling economic growth from water use intensification 将经济增长与用水集约化脱钩

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00611-2

Paolo D’Odorico, Maria Cristina Rulli

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A coupling platform for microplastics extraction and detection 微塑料提取与检测耦合平台

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-08 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00622-z

Swaroop Chakraborty

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Bio-based evaporators for circular agriculture 循环农业用生物基蒸发器

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Nature water Pub Date : 2026-04-08 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-026-00627-8

Hossam AbdelMeguid

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