There’s a new coating for toilets — and it can save up to 50% of the water needed for flushing
Every day, more than 141 billion liters of water are used to flush.
Tag: water
Scientists design spider- and ant-inspired metal structure that doesn’t sink
Unsinkable ships could become a reality with such technology.
Sea level rise by 2300 is unavoidable, despite the Paris agreement
Ice takes a while to melt -- but melt it will, a new paper reports.
Trees and water: don’t underestimate the connection
Trees have extraordinary powers, especially when it comes to water. But such powers must be wielded with care.
Dumping coal-fired in favor of gas-fired plants would save the U.S. a lot of water — switching to renewables, a whole lot more
Burning things takes a lot of water.
New gel-like material can stop wildfires for months at a time
Wildfire-B-Gone!
How scientists detected water on an alien planet for the first time
K2-18 b is probably the most Earth-like planet we've discovered so far.
Stormwater could release contaminants to ground and surface water
While giving a sense of cleansing in any city, rainstorms usually cause substances in buildings, streets, and sidewalks to wash ...
Devastated Fukushima nuclear plant will run out of storage space for radioactive water in three years
With the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo fast approaching, the government doesn't want to rock the boat too much and ...
Earth’s history gets rewritten by a single drop of water
The findings show that plate tectonics started 3.3 billion years ago, coinciding with the period when life started on Earth.
London’s waterways found to contain antibiotic-resistant bacterial genes
"This shows that more research is needed into the efficiency of different water treatment methods for antibiotic removal, as none ...
The moon could have more water than initially thought, study suggests
This is good news.
Mars may have been habitable more than 4.4 billion years ago
The story of life on Mars -- if there ever was such a thing -- may have started much earlier ...
Largest freshwater aquifer of its kind found off the U.S. Northeast coast
The aquifer stretches at least from the shore of Massachusetts to New Jersey.
Groundwater pumping is bleeding the US’s rivers dry
We're hoarding all the supply.
Table salt found on Jupiter’s satellite Europa, sparks debate about potential life
A crucial ingredient for life was found on Europa.
Wax, water, and heat: how leaves survive in extremely hot environments
Ever wondered how plants manage to survive in ungodly high temperatures?
Researchers create fuel from water, CO2, and artificial photosynthesis
The technology isn't yet ready for the market -- but it's not far off, either.
Solar wind plus moon soil plus meteorite impacts create water on the Moon, researchers report
Can't the Moon just go to the tap like the rest of us?
Researchers hack plants to use less water so we don’t starve when climate change hits hard
These plants will drink responsibly -- whether they want it or not!
Half of all water in the oceans may have come from ancient asteroid collisions
The mystery of Earth's water may have been solved by a team of Japanese researchers.
Meteorite impacts are squeezing water from the moon
The moon has a hydrological cycle, but it looks nothing like the one on Earth.
New process can make hydrogen fuel out of seawater without destroying the devices
This was a VERY real issue up to now.
How much water should you really drink a day?
The best advice is to listen to your body.
Spectacular new images show Martian ancient river systems
Did a wet Mars foster life? That's the big question scientists hope to answer in the future.
Desert ants’ complex behavior is actually built from very simple interactions
The colonies work similarly to a brain, actually.
The European Space Agency wants to mine the moon for oxygen and water
Should everything go according to plan, ESA wants to launch the mission by 2025.
Saturn’s rings are raining down — in about 100 million years, they’ll be gone
If you like it then you should have kept the rings on it.
Geckos can walk on water: here’s how (with a video)
Another mystery solved my science!
People tend to shower more efficiently when they have real-time data of their usage
Think of the polar bears!
Dry irony: first rain in centuries causes extinction of Atacama Desert microbes
This also means that resurfaced liquid water on Mars might kill any hypothetical surviving microbes.
Short sleepers are more likely to wake up dehydrated
Sleep and hydration in the body seem to be linked. If you're a short sleeper, drink plenty of water in ...
Mars may yet hold life in salty subsurface waters
Mars may be more life-friendly than we thought.
With a few cheap changes, your smartphone can now detect lead contamination in water
Smartphones can be turned into a water quality sensor, too.
Cheap nano-filter scrubs toxic metals from polluted water
A small device to tackle a huge problem.
It Is Possible Jupiter Could Support Life, Scientists Say
The chances of it happening are pretty slim though.
NASA finds ice on the Moon — raising prospects of a lunar colony
Finally, something to put in my lunar glass of whisky.
More than a third of all planets bigger than Earth may be ‘water worlds’
Up to 35 percent of exoplanets bigger than the Earth are water worlds!
Scientists detect an underground lake filled with liquid water on Mars
This might be the news of the year!
Rising seas, rising costs: some $14 trillion worldwide per year by 2100
Maybe start saving up?
Barents Sea just crossed a climate tipping point — and we watched it happen
We've changed the sea.
How to stop the annoying sound of a dripping tap with science
Finally an end to this modern Chinese water torture.
Old fish don’t want to swim deep — but we’re fishing them all out of shallow waters
What we thought is a natural law is probably 'just' impending ecological breakdown.
India’s aquifers show “widespread” uranium contamination
India's groundwater problems are getting worse and worse.
Thinking outside the ‘Box’: New Invention turns urine compound into nitrogen and hydrogen gas
It's certainly an idea worth considering.
A new study reveals why ice gets so slippery — and it wasn’t what we expected
The next time you slip on a lick of ice, at least you'll know the physics behind it!
World’s largest dead zone identified in the Gulf of Oman — it’s nearly the size of Florida
"Piracy and geopolitical tensions" kept it hidden from the scientific community until now.
Despite their violent impacts, asteroids could still deposit water on Earth
Ever wondered where the water you drink truly comes from?
