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This image of the Moon was created with images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The moon is (slightly) wet, NASA confirms. Now what?

By Charlie Wood

Old Town AutoPilot 120

This motorized kayak can drive itself

By Nate Matthews/ Outdoor Life

Devon Island in the Canadian arctic Archipelago.

Ancient valleys may hold clues to past life on Mars

By Kate Baggaley

COVID-19 raises the stakes for environmental activists in Colombia

By Lise Josefsen Hermann/Undark

rain dripping off a roof during a storm

Capturing rainwater is an easy way to save money and the planet

The Mexico City landscape

Mexico City buried its river and lakes to prevent disease. But then COVID-19 happened.

By Elena Delavega/The Conversation

An aerial view of a Martian volcano.

Mud volcanoes on Mars hint at ancient water reservoirs

By Charlie Wood

River dam puzzle

America thrived by choking its rivers with dams. Now it’s time to undo the damage.

a graphic illustration of green wires

This new device seems to pull electricity out of thin air

a rocky stream flowing through the forest

How to find drinkable water in the wild

Scared about ‘forever chemicals’ after watching Dark Waters? Here’s what you need to know.

NASA’s sending a rover named VIPER to map the moon’s ice deposits

NASA’s sending a rover named VIPER to map the moon’s ice deposits

By Charlie Wood

The EPA’s roll back of the Clean Water Act could impact drinking water for millions of Americans

The EPA’s roll back of the Clean Water Act could impact drinking water for millions of Americans

Survive the great outdoors by making your own drinkable water

Survive the great outdoors by making your own drinkable water

By Alisha McDarris

Woman holding glass of water

Here’s how a faucet filter reduces contaminants in your tap water

By Lisa Freedman

Some trees can make droughts worse

Some trees can make droughts worse

By Marion Renault

How the ISS recycles its air and water

International Space Station

How the ISS recycles its air and water

By Kaitlin Sullivan

How Pluto keeps its secret ocean warm

How Pluto keeps its secret ocean warm

By Neel V. Patel

An asteroid’s water may offer clues to the origin of life on Earth

An asteroid’s water may offer clues to the origin of life on Earth

By Neel V. Patel

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn’t the only culprit

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn’t the only culprit

By Alex Schwartz

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

By Nicole Wetsman

Flint residents are using fruits and vegetables to combat lead poisoning

Flint residents are using fruits and vegetables to combat lead poisoning

By Marlene Cimons

Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it’s too late

Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it’s too late

By Kaitlin Sullivan

White Americans’ diets are particularly bad for the planet

White Americans’ diets are particularly bad for the planet

By Alex Schwartz

Oroville flood 1964 California floods drought

Why California’s droughts and floods will only get worse

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans

By Tiffany Chen

the capital building in DC

What science issues President Trump did—and did not—address in this year’s State of the Union

By Kaitlin Sullivan

A stream in its natural habitat.

‘Ghost streams’ sound supernatural, but their impact on your health is very real

By Brynn O’Donnell

Earth from moon collision building blocks life

The collision that formed the moon may have delivered the building blocks of life

By Neel V. Patel

don't flush these things down your toilet

14 things you should never flush down the toilet

By Amy Schellenbaum

The world’s oldest, deepest lake is full of life. Humans are changing that.

The world’s oldest, deepest lake is full of life. Humans are changing that.

By Marlene Cimons

Neti pots are actually very safe—if you use them properly

By Sophie Bushwick

gecko running water

It turns out geckos can run on water—and this adorable video shows how

By Sara Chodosh

The origins of Earth’s water are a big mystery—but we may have one more piece of the puzzle

The origins of Earth’s water are a big mystery—but we may have one more piece of the puzzle

By Neel V. Patel

Volcano decides eruptions are boring, tries sliding into the sea instead

Volcano decides eruptions are boring, tries sliding into the sea instead

By Neel V. Patel

The ‘all-natural’ label on your LaCroix is meaningless, but that doesn’t mean the seltzer is bad for you

The ‘all-natural’ label on your LaCroix is meaningless, but that doesn’t mean the seltzer is bad for you

By Neel V. Patel

Make your home greener—and more resilient

Make your home greener—and more resilient

By Marlene Cimons

$New fracking wells are using many times more water than their predecessors$

New fracking wells are using many times more water than their predecessors

two kids stare down into a pool

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: skin-peeling soup, secret drug toilets, and a chlorinated ocean

By Rachel Feltman

stack of green books

18 water-themed books to dive into this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

football players pouring water on coach

For young football players, too much water can be just as bad as not enough

By Tamara Hew-Butler/The Conversation

underwater swimming pool

The complicated, century-long relationship between swimming pools and chlorine

By Eleanor Cummins

Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars

Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars

By Charles W. Dunnill/The Conversation

If we don’t want to run out of water, we should look to the sun

If we don’t want to run out of water, we should look to the sun

By Jeremy Deaton

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

electricity house

What it really takes to power your home for a day

Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them

Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them

By Erin Blakemore

Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’

Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’

a baby drinking a glass of water

The EPA is keeping a troubling new study on drinking water under wraps. Here’s what you need to know.

Data from 1997 just gave us new insight into Europa—our best chance at finding alien life

Data from 1997 just gave us new insight into Europa—our best chance at finding alien life

By Mary Beth Griggs

Algae bloom in Lake Erie, September 2017

A lake full of algae will wreck more than your summer swimming plans

By Marlene Cimons

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint

By Eleanor Cummins

California’s snow drought is a recipe for danger

California’s snow drought is a recipe for danger

By Jeremy Deaton

Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.

Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Satellite image of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh.

The people of Cape Town are running out of water—and they’re not alone

Mohawk River Ice Jam

Fluctuating temperatures are causing massive river ice jams

By Stan Horaczek

All the cool new friends you’ll meet when you drink raw water

All the cool new friends you’ll meet when you drink raw water

By Rachel Feltman

Can it be too cold to snow?

Can it be too cold to snow?

By Eleanor Cummins

How to keep your skin from falling off this winter

How to keep your skin from falling off this winter

By Rachel Feltman

How to test your tap water for lead

How to test your tap water for lead

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Pollution kills nine million people a year

Pollution kills nine million people a year

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

children carrying water

Water shortages amplify the potential for violence

By Marlene Cimons