Water
Water Drops Leap Off Gecko Skin Thanks to Tiny Spines
Specialized hydrophobic structures on gecko skin encourage dewdrops to be swept away by the wind or to collide and shoot off one another like pool balls
Centuries of Poison-Laced Water Gave These People a Tolerance to Arsenic
Some citizens of a remote village in the Andes have a genetic adaptation that allows them to quickly process high levels of arsenic, a new study shows
A Norwegian Company is Transforming Deserts Into Farmland
Solar power plants in Qatar and Jordan, not far from the sea, are powering desalination systems that irrigate plants in and around greenhouses
São Paulo is Running Low on Water
What will happen when Brazil’s taps go dry?
The Western U.S. Could Soon Face the Worst Megadrought in a Millennium
Climate models predict that the region will be drier than the droughts that likely caused ancient Native Americans to abandon their pueblo cities
Tourist Trash Has Changed the Color of Yellowstone’s Morning Glory Pool
Researchers have found proof of what caused a hot spring’s drastic color modification—it's people, of course
Five Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded: From a Digital Typewriter to Treadmill-Powered Gaming
A Los Angeles group is also creating greeting cards with personalized audio messages from top celebrities
Examining Martian Meteorites, Scientists Think They’ve Found The Red Planet’s Missing Water
Mars may have an underground water reservoir
Get Set For Frequent Flooding In Coastal U.S. Cities
Sea level rise is increasing the odds of nuisance flooding
Ancient Roman Water Networks Made the Empire Vulnerable
A model of ancient water movement shows how trade practices might affect today's urban centers as the climate changes
The Colorado River Delta Turned Green After a Historic Water Pulse
The experimental flow briefly restored the ancient waterway and may have created new habitat for birds
California's Ongoing Drought Is Its Worst in 1,200 Years
Tree ring records unveil the severity of California's drought
Americans Are Using Less Water Than We Did in 1970
Peak water was decades ago
One Idea to Get to Mars: Fill the Walls of a Spaceship With Water
The insulation from radiation would also be drinkable
India Once Released 25,000 Flesh-Eating Turtles Into the Ganges
A plan to clean up corpses failed due to lack of planning
Drop This Capsule Into a Stream and It Will Screen For Pollution
Researchers have developed a sensor (no batteries required) that creates a barcode indicating the amount of pollutants and their whereabouts in water
Earth’s Soil Is Getting Too Salty for Crops to Grow
Buildup of salts on irrigated land has already degraded an area the size of France and is causing $27.3 billion annually in lost crops
ISIS Is Cutting Off Water to Uncooperative Villages
In parched Syria and Iraq, water is a weapon
The Aral Sea Is Pretty Much Gone
The fourth largest lake in the world is less than a tenth of its former size
Five Wild Ways to Get a Drink in the Desert
The moisture farmers of Tatooine could take a few tips from these projects for harvesting water out of thin air
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