Science

Renewable Energy Saves Water and Creates Jobs

Credit: David Hogan Getty Images A common argument for expanding renewable energy sources is that technologies such as solar panels…

6 years ago

The Hidden Dangers of Counterfeit Water Filters

Online shopping makes it easier to run errands, saving us time and often money, too. As a savvy shopper, you…

6 years ago

Paper presents changes in Ogallala Aquifer groundwater quality

In a new paper published by the Texas Water Journal (TWJ), a group of researchers for the U.S. Department of…

6 years ago

Sunscreen chemicals in water may harm fish embryos

Photo: CC0 Public Domain A painful sunburn can ruin a vacation, and too much sun can also lead to more…

6 years ago

What Is Capillary Action?

Photo credit: USGS Water in soil is absorbed by a plant’s roots and propelled upwards to the rest of its…

6 years ago

Scientists warn of salt pollution of freshwaters — salinity

An article published today in the journal Science warns of the dangers of increasing water salinity for human health and…

6 years ago

Forests are key to combating world’s looming water crisis, says new GFEP report

Rain clouds hover over a forest in Yen Bai, Vietnam. Photo by Rob Finlayson/ICRAF The world is facing a growing…

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Chemicals that keep drinking water flowing may also cause fouling

The top image shows a thin and stiff biofilm formed from untreated water, and the bottom image shows a thick…

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Water use in the USA, 2015

Although thermoelectric and irrigation are the dominant categories nationally, the county breakdown reveals regional variation. In the map below, you…

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Radiokrypton dating plumbs mysteries of water aquifers

Argonne physicist Peter Mueller and his colleagues are selectively capturing and counting rare isotopes of krypton to determine the age…

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