Exoplanets may have more water than we thought — but there’s a catch
For years, scientists have speculated about the nature of water on exoplanets, especially on super-Earths and sub-Neptunes — planets larger ...
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Mars may have a lot of water in its crust. It’s just too deep to use
Mars may have oceans' worth of water — but it's more than 10 km under the surface.
Scientists reveal the secrets of Martian and Titanian rivers
Remote sensing reveals the intensity of past and present river flows on other worlds.
New material can soak up record amounts of moisture from the air
It’s made from hydrogel, a naturally absorbent material.
What would Earth look like without water?
From marble blue to very, very brown.
How much water do you save by not eating meat?
You'll be shocked to see how much water meat production requires.
The different types of clouds: what they mean for weather
Clouds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Each type can mean different weather conditions.
There are actually two kinds of water, with slightly different properties
Water really is a strange liquid.
How long can we survive without food or water?
This will vary a lot from person to person, but the ‘rule of three’ is generally valid: 3 days without ...
Treated, recycled wastewater found to be cleaner and less toxic than conventional drinking water samples
This is very good news for the future.
Researchers report a steady increase in the intensity of algal blooms over the last 30 years
In case you were wondering no, this is not a good thing.
Stunning new map of Mars’ geology shows that it harbored much more water than previously assumed
This research proves that Mars used to have quite a lot of surface water.
Water can split into two different liquids when supercooled, researchers find
The findings can help us better predict how water behaves in some extreme environments on alien planets.
Large water cutbacks ordered along the Colorado River as the US’ largest reservoirs are on the brink of drying out
Critical drinking water supplies are on the verge of running out in the western USA.
Why does bottled water have an expiration date?
It might seem pointless, but it’s not the water that spoils.
Chile is on the brink of rationing water in its capital Santiago after more than one decade of drought
The city's governor believes this is one of the very real effects of climate change.
Highschoolers develop a cheap, eco-friendly filter to remove lead from tap water
Such a device may help millions avoid exposure to harmful, heavy metals.
Mandatory water conservation measures loom over South California as the state enters its third year of drought
Officials are calling for people to reduce 15 to 20% of their water use.
Report: Half a billion people in Africa don’t have safe access to water
We take it for granted, but for hundreds of millions of people, water is a scarce treasure.
Compound droughts risk destabilizing the global food supply if we keep burning fossil fuels
Empty tables are a chilling prospect.
We could blast microplastics out of water using loudspeakers, although the tech is still young
There are some concerns regarding the use of this tech near marine life, but the concept works.
This hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of water in just one hour
It could save and improve lives.
Scientists turn water into shiny metal
No alchemy involved -- just clever science.
Researchers develop cheap, simple, on-demand water disinfection process
All it needs is electricity, air, and a gold-palladium catalyst.
The Greenland Ice Sheet is leaking mercury — likely natural, but still dangerous
It raises the possibility that other melting glaciers are behaving the same way.
Iran’s groundwater resources are rapidly depleting, and everyone should pay attention
It's their problem today, but it's going to be our problem in the future.
What’s the difference between hard and soft water
Hard water can ruin your washing machine, but also your hair and skin. On the flipside, it's great for drinking!
Mars’ water didn’t escape; it’s trapped in the red crust
Not being tectonically active has its drawbacks.
Why is the ocean blue?
It's all due to the physics of the scattering of light.
In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not
They might be small, but these mussels shoulder tremendous responsibility.
It’s Erin Brockovich all over again: rusty iron pipes are exposing us to cancer-causing chemical
Exposure to chromium can lead to lung cancer and liver damage
Water could be a natural byproduct of rocky planets forming — so it could be almost everywhere
This would be very helpful.
The story of the three tons of water in your jeans
They might be comfortable, durable, and in no need of washing -- but there's another side to jeans production.
Between 30% to 50% of the world’s water supply is stolen every year
You'd probably laugh at the idea of someone stealing water -- but that's because you live in a place where ...
Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world with liquid water beneath the surface
Our solar system is getting more interesting with each passing year
Microwaving water really isn’t the same as heating it
Tea drinkers, you were right: it's not the same if you microwave it.
Indian lake turns pink almost overnight
That's not something you see every day.
Pluto may have had a ‘hot start’ harboring liquid oceans when it first formed
Although Pluto orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), some studies claim that ...
Climate change will make droughts more intense, more frequent
New research from ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australia, says we'll see longer and more frequent droughts due ...
The coronavirus cleaned our air — it might clean the waters, too
Cleaner air might make for cleaner waters, too.
Microplastics are all over the place, even in the sea breeze
Researchers found fragments of plastic in sea spray.
We could see up to 1.3m of sea-level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action now
Some rising tides sink all boats.
Wetter, warmer soils will intensify climate change
Warmer, wetter tropical soil increases microbial activity -- which belch out CO2.
Bangladesh’s waters are heavily contaminated with medicine, pesticides, and other chemicals
Contaminants ranged from antibiotics to fire retardants.
Climate change might be brewing a megadrought in the western US
"It has been made much worse than it would have been because of climate change," the authors explain.
US and Chinese researchers develop cheap solar still to produce drinking water
A team of researchers from the US and China has developed a passive, solar-powered desalinization system that could quench the ...
Ever got a ‘phantom sting’ while swimming? This might explain it
Jellyfish can sting swimmers and their prey with 'mucus grenades'
More rules could mean more problems when managing water resources
Too many rules can spoil the broth.
When in trouble, just surf — that’s what honeybees do
This was the first time such a behavior was observed in insects and may represent a unique adaptation to bees.
