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Captain Edward Kean stands on his boat in front of an iceberg in Bonavista Bay on June 29, 2019 in Newfoundland, Canada. - Iceberg water, considered pure, is now marketing for a unique sector of high-end products. "We are trying to target the niche market for healthy foods and products," says former fisherman Edward Kean, an iceberg hunter. For 20 years, he has been cruising the North Atlantic aboard his fishing boat to retrieve chunks of ice to melt and sell the water to local traders. Customers include manufacturers of vodka, cider, liquor, beer, cosmetics, but also companies that bottle water. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Arctic cowboys: Meet the people wrangling icebergs for drinking water

It is now technically possible to capture icebergs, tow them to the equator and harvest them for drinking water. But what are the ecological risks?

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Technology

The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from utopia to extinction

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Life

Inside the milk bank creating infant formula for orphaned animals

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Space

Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

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Physics

Make these four classic cocktails and become a fluid dynamics expert

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Environment

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Earth

The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

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Environment

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Chemistry

How to use ‘flavour bridging’ to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

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Health

How strong is the link between cannabis and schizophrenia?

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Health

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Society

Why reports that Western civilisation will soon collapse are premature

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Technology

The roboticist who wants to bring AI into contact with the real world

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Physics

The wonder particle: How axions could solve more than just dark matter

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