Science

Keeping score on Earth’s Global Sea-Level Rise

A map of ocean salinity at the surface, one way scientists track the effects of shifting storms or melting ice.…

6 years ago

Study: Flint’s lead-poisoned water had ‘horrifyingly large’ effect on fetal deaths

Flint resident LaFonzo Williams, 19, prays on Jan. 14, 2016, in Lansing, Mich., amid more than 150 Flint and Detroit…

6 years ago

It’s Official: Injection of Fracking Wastewater Caused Kansas’ Biggest Earthquake

The largest earthquake ever recorded in Kansas—a 4.9 magnitude temblor that struck northeast of Milan on Nov. 12, 2014—has been…

6 years ago

Final call to save the world from ‘climate catastrophe’

Climate change: How 1.5 degrees could change the world It's the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet…

6 years ago

Water shortages key environmental challenge of century, NASA warns

Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from NASA have warned, as new…

6 years ago

What Happened To The Water On Mars?

As most of us know, water is a pretty darn essential part of existence on this planet. In fact, it…

6 years ago

Diverse forests are stronger against drought

Photo: Aspens affected by drought. Credit: William Anderegg Resilient forests host trees with a diversity of water-use strategies Diversity is…

6 years ago

Bringing the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

The National Aquarium, located in the heart of the nation’s largest estuary, is bringing back estuarine landscapes to Baltimore City.…

6 years ago

Water-Filter Pitchers Not Equally Effective at Removing Microcystins

Photo: Dr. Chaffin in the lab. (Credit: Ohio Sea Grant, Stone Laboratory, https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/news/2018/7a1my/water-quality-safe.) Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and the toxins…

6 years ago

Water, water, not everywhere: Former NASA hydrologist says water security issues worsening

Photo: University of Saskatchewan hydrologist and executive director of the Global Institute for Water Security Jay Famiglietti gives a lecture…

6 years ago