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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
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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
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‘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
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Researchers have developed a new method for recycling greasy sewer blockages into green fuel
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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
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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
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Compelling Evidence Suggests There’s a Liquid Lake Beneath Mars’ Surface
But do the findings hold water?
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Indian Supreme Court Orders Government to Restore the Taj Mahal — or Demolish It
After the government failed to file plans for restoring the monument, which is discolored by bug poo and pollution, the court has demanded action
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A Toxic Algal Bloom Is Spreading in Florida’s Waterways
The bloom started last month in Lake Okeechobee, but has quickly spread to waterways on both coasts
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The Point of Armenia’s Splashy Holiday Is Getting Wet
The ancient tradition of Vardavar attracts tourists to Armenia, but bring a change of clothes
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The Visionary John Wesley Powell Had a Plan for Developing the West, But Nobody Listened
Powell’s foresight might have prevented the 1930s dust bowl and perhaps, today’s water scarcities
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The Physics Behind a Leaky Faucet’s Maddening ‘Plink’
Microphones and high-speed cameras show that what happens when a water droplet hits water is surprisingly complicated
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Stunning Aerial Footage of Victoria Falls
In Zambia, the ‘Smoke That Thunders’ is the name given to a gaping ravine filled with a stunning waterfall. We know it better as Victoria Falls
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Cocaine in the Water Is Hurting River Eels
When researchers exposed eels to the illicit drug, the animals became hyperactive and suffered muscle damage
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This Device Pulls Water Out of Desert Air
A new water harvester can extract water from extremely dry air, using only solar energy
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North America’s Most Spectacular Waterfalls
Six must-see waterfalls you can visit in the United States, Canada and Mexico
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This NASA Satellite Can Map the Planet’s Soil Moisture Content In Just Three Days
The speedy collection of this data will help with crop management and flood prediction
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DNA Survey of Life in Loch Ness Will Hunt for Its Monster Resident
The goal is to catalog the lake’s diversity of life—including any oversized, prehistoric reptiles
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Meet NASA’s New Dynamic Duo: A Pair of Climate Change-Tracking Satellites
The pair will measure changes in Earth’s gravitational field to monitor melting glaciers, rising seas, droughts and more
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