Latest water Stories
From the archives: This talking gadget from the 1920s measured water levels
Pollution kills 1 in 6 people worldwide
The numbers show just how devastatingly dry the Western US is right now
New water restrictions in California show just how bad the Western drought is
From pollution to dams: here’s what is plaguing America’s 10 most endangered rivers
NASA is watching California’s groundwater crisis from space
Mini desalination plants could refresh the parched West
Best water shoes of 2023
Groundwater is an incredible resource. It’s time to treat it like one.
Inside the hotly contested creation of ‘ice X’
Survive the great outdoors by making your own drinkable water
Best smart sprinkler controllers of 2023
Dust-repellent solar panels could save billions of gallons of water
Best water-resistant and waterproof gear for the pool or beach
Headed back to the office? Make sure your building has flushed out its water.
Floating solar panels could be the next big thing in clean energy
Many glaciers aren’t as thick as we thought
There’s a better way to use rock salt on snow
Sorting your laundry correctly will make your clothes last longer
How one major disaster can lead to another: a lack of clean drinking water
The US is losing some of its biggest freshwater reserves
Mysterious bright spots fuel debate over whether Mars holds liquid water
Turns out kombucha SCOBYs could make good water filters
What beavers, nature’s engineers, can teach us about managing water
The truth about hydration hacks like IV therapies, alkaline water, and more
There’s something in the water at Pearl Harbor—and it’s making kids sick
U.S. Army in Afghanistan Takes Delivery of New Bacterial Bioreactors to Clean Wastewater
What it’s like to drink water that’s 15,000 years old
How much water should you drink in a day?
Are ‘water positive’ pledges from tech companies just a new kind of greenwashing?
The truth about reusable kitchen essentials
Almost half of the world’s children live in dangerous climate conditions
A little-known cache of water tore apart this California cannabis-farming community
4 reasons to let your lawn grow wild
Sorry, there’s probably no water under the South Pole of Mars
Floods from storms are destructive, but a humble rain garden can help
Five ways to upgrade your old water bottle
Climate Change Never Looked So Good
Willow trees could be a sustainable (and beautiful) way to treat wastewater
A pop-eyed visual guide to liquid flow rates
What Are Those Bright Spots On Ceres Made Of?
Are bidets really better for the planet than toilet paper?
Lakes around the world are losing oxygen
Worsening droughts could increase arsenic exposure for some Americans
“Water Stories” Is A Haunting Document Of Global Water Issues
DIY EpiPens, An Augmented Reality Diving Helmet, And More
A Furry Diving Suit Could Keep You Warm
How to become a Navy master diver
Bizarre Proton-Conducting Jelly Helps Sharks Detect Electrical Signals Of Prey
Beat the heat by building your own slip and slide
Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 2: Water
The best (and worst) beverages to sip when you’re dehydrated
Life could be hiding deep under Mars
Factory And Irrigation Technologies Have Significantly Cut U.S. Water Use
The Moon Has Had Water Its Whole Life, New Study Says
CubeSats Are Paving Mankind’s Way Back To The Moon, And Beyond
Gray Matter: Calcium Carbide Reactions Can Light Up a Room—or Fill it With Noise
How to dig up clams and eat ’em
Get an in-home water filtration system and never buy another plastic water bottle
Scared about ‘forever chemicals’ after watching Dark Waters? Here’s what you need to know.
How to find drinkable water in the wild
Here’s how a faucet filter reduces contaminants in your tap water
This new device seems to pull electricity out of thin air
Some trees can make droughts worse
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