Water
These Technologies Could Put an End to Leaky Water Mains
Two inventors have come up with radically different approaches to try to solve the widespread problem of aging water infrastructure
NASA Won’t Be Going ‘Back’ to the Moon—It Wants to Go Beyond It
At a 50th-anniversary event for Apollo 8, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine envisioned the moon’s potential for future space exploration
Where Did Earth’s Water Originate? Solar Nebula, Study Suggests
Researchers say the hydrogen contained in these clouds of gas and dust contributed to formation of one out of every 100 water molecules found on Earth
Restaurateur José Andrés Dreams of Milking the Clouds
In a conversation with architect David Rockwell, the philanthropic chef urges an invested effort in technology that could collect water from the clouds
Salty Water Under the Surface of Mars Could Have Enough Oxygen for Life
New models suggest subsurface water could absorb enough oxygen to support microbial communities and even things like sponges
How Chicago Transformed From a Midwestern Outpost Town to a Towering City
The Windy City spurred its miraculous growth by building canals, laying sewers and jacking up buildings
Fishing for Plastic Is the Latest Way to Clean Up Amsterdam’s Canals
Plastic Whale offers visitors an opportunity to see the city by boat while also cleaning up its waterways
Hurricane Michael Could Worsen—or Alleviate—Florida’s Toxic Red Tide Outbreak
Experts describe conflicting scenarios that alternately find the state’s poisonous algal bloom either weakening offshore or spreading inland
Time to Get Jiggily With it, Fat Bear Week Is Upon Us
Your vote will determine which fish-chomping ursine competitor in Katmai National Park and Preserve is the chubbiest cubby of them all
Hey Fellow Kids, This Is How You Flip a Water Bottle
New paper by undergrads illuminates the physics behind the Water Bottle Challenge
Florence Fall-Out Threatens to Release Waste Stored in Dozens of North Carolina Hog Lagoons
As of noon Wednesday, the Department of Environmental Quality had identified 21 flooded lagoons actively releasing hog waste into the environment
How Wireless Water-to-Air Communication Could Revolutionize Marine Research
Solving a longstanding puzzle, MIT researchers have developed a way of sending signals from underwater to airborne devices
How Center Pivot Irrigation Brought the Dust Bowl Back to Life
Crop circles saved the Great Plains when farmer Frank Zybach invented a new sprinkler system in the 1940s
Drones Will Track One of the Largest Dam Removals on the East Coast
When a Maryland dam comes down this fall, a team of scientists will deploy drones to monitor the flow of more than two million cubic feet of sediment
America’s Lakes Are Losing Their Blue Hue as Waters Shift to Murky Greenish-Brown
Over five-year period, the country’s number of blue lakes declined by 18 percent, while murky lakes increased by 12 percent
'Hunger Stones' With Ominous Messages Emerge in Drought-Parched Czech River
The stones recorded low water levels dating back to the 1600s and warn of impending hardships
Turning Fatbergs Into Biofuel
Researchers have developed a new method for recycling greasy sewer blockages into green fuel
This New Zealand Natural Wonder Is Probably Gone for Good
A new study reconfirms that the Pink and White Terraces were destroyed by a volcano in 1886 and can't be dug up
Meet the Fish That Grows Up in Just 14 Days
The turquoise killifish, which lives in ephemeral pools in Mozambique, progresses from embryo to sexual maturity faster than any other vertebrate
Compelling Evidence Suggests There's a Liquid Lake Beneath Mars' Surface
But do the findings hold water?
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