For half the world's population, the water in their drinking glasses comes from below them. Groundwater also supplies 40% of global irrigation projects. Alarmingly, more than a third of the planet's ...

Every time we do a load of laundry, tiny fibers of polyester escape from our clothes and slip down the drain. These ...

Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water ...

In developed economies, water has become a victim of its own social success. For those with universal access to it, a form of cognitive dissonance has taken hold: we fret over looming threats of ...

The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.

The Gulf of Panama’s seasonal upwelling failed in 2025 for the first time in at least 40 years, breaking a long-standing ocean pattern.

The "internal shower drink," made with chia seeds and water, is going viral once again for its purported gut health benefits. But it's not for everyone.

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.

An aerial shot displays San Antonio's skyline. San Antonio is the large Texas metro least prepared to thrive in the decades ahead, according to the ...

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern applications.

These are both liquid and frozen water droplets. They are at the same temperature, but the frozen droplets contain an ice nucleator. Credit: Boris Vinatzer. You might think water automatically turns ...

Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars ...