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Huge Supply of Water Discovered on Mars, Frozen at the Bottom of its Grand Canyon
Scientists peering into the depths of Mars' own grand canyon have found that water makes up as much as 40% of the ground there,...
These Underwater ‘Kites’ Are Generating Tidal Electricity As They Move
If there's plenty of sky, but little sun; plenty of wind, but little land, where can the Faroe Islands look for renewable energy?
The answer...
Youth Hailed for Providing Renewable Energy to 10,000 People Without Using Battery, Wind, Sun, or Water
Growing up in Sierra Leone, a young man who saw a problem and was determined to fix it has been awarded international prizes for...
Toronto is Replacing Air Conditioners With Deep Lake Water to Cool Hundreds of Buildings
180 Toronto buildings have ditched energy intensive air-conditioning in favor of cooling by pumping frigid waters from the depths of Lake Ontario through pipes...
Tap Water Produces a Protective Shield Against Microplastics, Scientists Discover
Tap water produces a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics, which can help prevent household products from releasing them.
That’s according to a team of...
Scientists Perfect Renewable Power from Urine While Cleaning Wastewater in South Korea
South Korean scientists are leading a revolution in pee-powered fuel cells that generate "clean" energy and purify wastewater.
A common organic molecule in fertilizer and...
Their Dream Home Tipped as They Pulled It Across the Water – Then Neighbors Came to the Rescue
If a place that truly floated your boat was about to be torn down, you could try to move heaven and earth to save...
Ralph Lauren Gives Competitors New Way to Dye Cotton, Uses 90% Less Chemicals, 40% Less Energy and Half the Water
Every year, trillions of liters of water are used for fabric dyeing alone, generating around 20% of the world’s wastewater. Untreated, it is incredibly...
New Hydrogel Tablet That Can Purify a Liter of River Water in an Hour
As much as a third of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water, according to some estimates, and half of...
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
When someone invents a mass desalination plant to turn seawater into normal water without polluting the area, it will be a massive achievement, as...
Listen to Millions of Monarch Butterflies Make One of the Rarest Sounds on Earth: ‘Just like a waterfall’
Monarch butterflies, fluttering in their millions on 3,000-mile journeys, as luminous as stained glass. Seeing them mass migrate is one of the world's great...
Mexico Led the Way For 7 US States to Cooperate in Sharing Water Amid the 22-Year Drought
The story of the Southwest suffering under the second-driest period in 1,200 years is being turned into another one, of cooperation and dedication to...
An Epic Adventure Few have Heard of: ‘The Great Loop’ Circles the Eastern US on Waterways Never Far from Shore
Most tours across America tend to involve a long series of flights, or a road trip of 16-hour driving days plotting a course between...
Good Samaritans Rescue 60 Cows From Hurricane Ida Floodwaters
It might be “herd” to believe, but some Louisiana cowboys recently undertook a very different kind of cattle drive after Hurricane Ida left grazing...
Irrigation System Talks to Plants to Find Out When they Need Water — Cutting Water Use by 30-50%
If only plants could talk, what tidings they could share! Fortunately for farmers, an agricultural company has 'translated' the biochemical signal related to certain...
A Fisherman’s Underwater Sculptures Have Stopped Illegal Trawling – Bringing Art and Biodiversity Back to Italian Bay
When Paolo Fanciulli dropped 39 large marble sculptures down to the bottom of the sea off Tuscany's Maremma Regional Park, it was not his...
Thirsty Butterfly Fleeing Wildfire Drinks Water Straight From Aid Worker’s Hand –WATCH
Several charities have set up field hospitals in the areas affected by wildfires where they have rescued turtles and other small animals.
After flying away...
Stranded During COVID, Athlete Trained With Water Jugs—Now She’s Won Olympic Gold, a First for Philippines
Have a minute? Try sitting still and watching the second hand of a clock as it sweeps its way around the dial. Feels like...
World’s First Underwater Vegetable Garden Reopens Growing Lettuce and Basil in Perfect Temperature
From the ancient rice terraces of Yunnan to modern vertical hydroponics, agriculture comes in many different forms. Now a group of Italian brainiacs have...
Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity – While Cleaning It Up
Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective.
“Why is it waste?” asked Zhen He, a professor at Washington University in St....