Water
Peru Turns to Ancient Aqueducts to Prevent Droughts
Lima, one of the world's driest cities, to fix disused waterways to prevent water shortages.
Glow-in-the-Dark Tampons Track Sewage Leaks in Rivers
The study identified households where sewage was being misdirected into waterways.
Water Being Used as a Weapon in the Middle East, Red Cross Warns
There's a lack of respect among warring sides for the protected status of water, according to the Red Cross.
As California Runs Out of Water, State Steps In to Promote Using Towels Twice
The State Water Resources Control Board enacts regulations to curb the state's epic drought.
Unclean Water Kills Half a Million Newborns a Year
New report shows huge gaps in access to water across the developing world.
Let's Grab a...Powdered Alcohol Drink?
The government approves a powdered alcohol product.
Vast Ocean Once Covered Mars' Surface, NASA Study Shows
If confirmed, the study would bolster the theory that Mars at one time possibly sustained life.
Palestine's Billion-Dollar City Can Finally Open
Rawabi's mastermind and residents-in-waiting jubilant at decision to allow water to city.
Super Water-Repellent Metal Makes Droplets Bounce Off It
Scientists at the University of Rochester were influenced by the lotus leaf when developing the material.
Watch Bill Gates Drink Water That Was Human Excrement Five Minutes Earlier
The Gates foundation has funded a machine that can convert human waste into drinkable water in five minutes
Planetary Hunt Yields Four New 'Earth Twins'
Astronomers find eight planets in the habitable zones of the stars they orbit. Four of them could be called Earth twins.
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Irish Water Charges
Part of Ireland's €30 billion austerity drive will introduce direct charges on households for water use next year
A 44-Page Water Menu from America's First 'Water Sommelier'
Martin Riese is here to enlighten you to the wonders of fancy water, from Arctic icebergs to Beverly Hills 90H20.
How Reid Wiseman Tweeted Through His Space Mission
An American flight engineer who landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan Monday documented his months-long journey on social media.
A Water Project Cleans Up Nairobi's Slum
A controversial water project is cleaning up one of Nairobi's scariest slums.
Craft Beer Brewers Team Up to Improve Water Standards
Good beer and clean water go hand-in-hand, a group of beer makers argue
How the Blue LED Changed the World, and Won a Nobel Prize
From lighting your television screen to sterilizing polluted water, how the new Nobel laureates' inventions can change the world
Much of Earth's Water Is Older Than the Sun
You are part alien: some of the water in your body came from well beyond our solar system.
Fracking Wells Tainting Drinking Water in Texas and Pennsylvania, Study Finds
A new study traced the source of methane in drinking water to faulty fracking wells.
If It's Raining, NYC's Raw Sewage Is Probably Pouring Into the Waterways
Even a little rain causes the city's sewage to bypass treatment, and flow right into places like the Gowanus Canal
With 92% of Coal Ash Still Coating North Carolina River Bed, Duke Energy Declares Cleanup Complete
State regulators say trying to further clean up would do more harm than good
Fine for West Virginia Chemical Spill Set at $11,000
The 300,000 people whose water was contaminated by the spill went without running water for ten days, and even then health officials still could not agree on the water's safety
Two Numbers: Things Went Better With Bottled Water
Poland Spring trounced Coca-Cola in America's top market
Nary a Drop to Drink
The chemical spill in West Virginia poisoned the water, and may have poisoned the state's trust in the industries that have sustained and plundered it
Video: Second Pipe Leaks Arsenic in Water in N.C.
A 39,000-ton toxic coal ash spill has federal prosecutors asking questions
The Bread Basket Is on Fire
America will pay more for food if the drought goes on much longer. Many fear it will.
Worrying About Hospital Water in West Virginia
Even with the ban on tap water lifted, doctors and patients deal with worries like bathing newborns
The Many Disasters Behind the West Virginia Chemical Disaster
Regulators face questions as residents deal with drinking water with a licorice-like chemical smell
Two Numbers: Breathing Under Water
One in five homeowners still owe the bank more than their home is worth