(© Erika B. Martínez Ruiz)
Clues water holds to understanding life on earth.
Water is a vital archive of life: it carries invisible traces of the organisms, systems, and societies it connects. This block explores how studying water, from viral genomes in wastewater to the microscopic life of freshwater ecosystems, can help us better understand health, resilience, and environmental change. By looking into water, we discover clues not only about our planet’s past and present, but also about the futures we want to shape.