Global Crisis: Groundwater Levels Are Sinking Ever Faster Around the World
At the beginning of November, The New York Times ran the headline, “America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow.” The journalists from…
At the beginning of November, The New York Times ran the headline, “America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow.” The journalists from…
The new method breaks up dangerous chemicals into harmless substances. New findings indicate that ultrasound technology could be effective in treating per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances…
For over thirty years, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have been tracking the quality of groundwater in wells throughout the nation. Their focus has been…
An experiment has reinforced the connection between contaminants. Eight years ago, the data was robust but only suggestive, and the evidence was strong but circumstantial….
A cave inside Huntsville’s city was discovered to contain a small, rare crayfish that was previously believed to be extinct. A team led by an…
A new study investigates whether microplastics are pervasive in Nigerian drinking water About 90% of the drinking water in Nigeria comes from boreholes, which are…
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists have combined an array of NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human activities to map locations where freshwater…
A newly published study from NASA helps answer questions about droughts, flooding, and how much water is on the move and where it is going….
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, two new studies reveal that about one-third of Earth’s largest groundwater basins are being rapidly…