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Proper hydration helps seniors get the full benefit of exercise and keeps their minds limber

Everybody should try to stay well hydrated -- seniors more so than others.

Flint's water is deemed safe, Michigan Governor determined to end free bottled water service

Science says the water is safe to drink. The locals aren't convinced.

Bioinspired surface harvests water from thin air

Inspired by the pitcher plant and rice leaves, researchers have devised a new method that harvests water straight from the air.

Novel graphene filter removes 99% of organic waste in water

Bottoms up!

The Arctic's convection engine is grinding to a halt, flooded by meltwater

Melting Arctic ice is already leaving its mark on the oceans.

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt is still 'evolving'

Ceres doesn't get as much love as Pluto, but perhaps it should.

Pee, Poop, and Perspiration Will Be Useful in Traveling to Mars

Astronauts' waste will not be wasted.

Scientists engineer crop that uses 25% less water without compromising yield

It could make food crops more resilient to droughts.

Scientists reproduce superionic ice thought to exist in Uranus' core

Water was subjected to a pressure millions of times higher than at Earth's sea level.

Cliffs of pure, blue water-ice spotted just below Mars' surface

That's a lot of water.

Scientists supercool water without freezing it

This new study -- it's really cool.

Raw water is the latest 2018 craze -- and it's absolutely stupid

It like normal water, but worse. 40 $ please.

Not so dry after all: Mars lost much of its water to the crust

Mars might be abundant in water. The problem is its trapped in minerals inside the planet's crust.

Martian atmosphere is not threatened by solar wind

The findings imply that we don't really know how Mars' water disappeared.

Why does hot water freezes faster than cold water? Enter the Mpemba effect

Physics, the original troll.

Water wells serving 2 million Americans could be contaminated with high levels of Arsenic

Millions of Americans are potentially exposed to high concentrations of arsenic from their drinking water.

The first water map on the moon shines hope for human colony

There's less water than in Earth's driest deserts. But that's still a lot more than we used to hope.

Tapwater around the world is full of microplastics, study reveals

It's literally everywhere.

Why adding water to whiskey makes it taste better, or so some scientists claim

Diluting whiskey with a touch of water can enhance its taste.

Conditions on early-Venus might have allowed for an ocean of liquid water

Well, they don't anymore.

Moon's mantle contains lots of water suggesting its interior is wet, study finds

The findings have big implications for future missions to the moon.

For the first time, scientists catch water turning into 'ice seven' -- a strange form of alien ice

Ice isn't as boring as you think.

There are two kinds of liquid water, researchers find

It seems water has a personality crisis.

The story about the "breatharian" couple not eating any food, living from the "universe energy" is bogus -- and people bought it

I don't need any food, the universe feeds me. Yeah...

Researchers describe improved technique to extract water from brine

It's cheaper and more efficient.

Innovative tech generates electricity from where rivers meet the ocean

When two kinds of water meet, there's a lot of energy involved.

It used to rain so hard on Mars it shaped the planet's geology

A first of its kind study found rain on Mars was quite abundant.

Deep groundwaters are not safe from modern pollution, study finds

Not good.

This solar-powered device can squeeze water out of thin air -- 3 liters a day

You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but you can squeeze water from thin air -- even in the driest areas of the world.

The Origins of Water Ice on Mercury

Who would expect water on the nearest planet to the Sun?

If water rates get hiked at current rate, U.S. households unable to afford water could triple in five years

Water is a fundamental right -- but you still have to pay for it.

Swiss technology can store heat in the summer to warm up your home all winter

It's like pickling heat.

Scientists take snapshots that show how water conducts electricity

Finally, someone found out how charge is transferred between water molecules.

Water trapped in carbon nanotubes starts freezing at the temperature it should be boiling

The weirdest ice.

Evidence of water 1,000 kilometers under the surface found locked inside a diamond

Water isn't only skin deep.

Slovenia just declared water a universal right for all

This might make a big difference in the future.

Pluto's 'heart' might be filled with an ocean of liquid water

Pluto shares some love.

Thorny devils drink water with their body, by burying themselves in the sand

The thorny devil can't drink water the "normal" way.

How the brain makes drinking water feel like a pain once you're hydrated

Drinks for the thirsty, gag reflex for the over-hydrated.

NASA finds more evidence of water plumes on Europa

Europa's water is acting up.

Rotterdam's new sharks will eat all the trash in the port's waters

Not really Jaws but they'll do the trick.

Meet the Pipe: a beautiful desalinization plant that might one day serve 1.5 billion gallons of water to California

Who says desalinization isn't sexy?

Tiny nanotech device purifies water in less than half an hour using the sun

Researchers went full blown MacGyver with this nanotech water purifier.

3 facts about water that prove it doesn't play by the rules

We drink it, we bathe in it, but it's stranger than you'd think.

Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether

Silly trees, can't they set the thermostat lower, like the rest of us?

Six million Americans are drinking water with unsafe levels of toxic chemicals

Six million Americans might be drinking water with high levels of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems.

Astronomers find water clouds on brown dwarf

Researchers working with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii have made a stunning discovery: they found evidence of water clouds around a brown dwarf. Since its discovery, the brown dwarf known as WISE 0855 has fascinated astronomers. It lies just 7.2 light-years from Earth and it’s the coldest confirmed object outside of our solar system at temperatures ranging […]

The most expensive things you can eat or drink

Gastronomy is becoming more of a science and less of an art with each passing day, but there are some foods which are just downright unreasonably expensive.

Huge waves of foam wash over Froggy Beach after last week's storm

Stormy weather has an unusual upside if you happen to live on Australia's eastern coasts: giant waves of sea foam.

Mysterious dark streaks on Mars were actually made by BOILING water

Here's something you'd never expect to happen in a place with average temperatures of -67 degrees Fahrenheit -- Mars' flowing water is boiling!