Hidden Pockets of Water Could Be Common on the Surface of the Moon
Tiny Moon Shadows May Harbor Hidden Stores of Ice Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than…
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NASA’s Airborne Observatory Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that…
Water, Energy and Land Insecurity Made Worse by Globalized Economy
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy, and land resources has found that globalization may be decreasing,…
How Water Can Affect Its Own Filtration to Create Highly Selective Membranes, Such As Virus Filters
Membranes with microscopic pores are useful for water filtration. The effect of pore size on water filtration is well-understood, as is the role of ions,…
Warning: More Than 200 Million Americans Could Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as…
Life Could Exist Deep Underground on Mars
Recent science missions and results are bringing the search for life closer to home, and scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian…
Long-Standing Scientific Enigma Solved: Ground-Breaking Discovery Finally Proves Rain Really Can Move Mountains
A pioneering technique that captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma. The dramatic effect…
New MIT Solar-Powered System Efficiently Extracts Drinkable Water From “Dry” Air
MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have significantly boosted the output from a system…
Tetrahedra May Explain Water’s Uniqueness – Special Qualities That Are Essential for Life
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo sifted through experimental data to probe the possibility that supercooled water has a…
Space Technology Used for Cleaner and Greener Tennis at the French Open
Space technology is serving at the heart of the French Open. The tennis players’ showers at Roland Garros Stadium near Paris recycle their water to…
Scientist Warn: Toxic Chromium Could Form in Drinking Water Pipes
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to the problem of potentially toxic metals being released from drinking water distribution pipes when water…
Mars Express Spacecraft Has Discovered Liquid Water Ponds Buried Under the Martian Surface
ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft has discovered several ponds of liquid water buried under the ice in the south polar region of Mars. The spacecraft’s radar…
H2O Is Deceptively Complicated: First-Ever Measurements Show Supercooled Water Is Really Two Liquids in One
First-ever measurements provide evidence that extremely cold liquid water exists in two distinct structures that co-exist and vary in proportion dependent on temperature. Supercooled water…
Astrophysicists Prove That Water Ice Is Trapped in Star Dust
Astrophysicists at the University of Jena (Germany) prove that dust particles in space are mixed with ice. The matter between the stars in a galaxy…
NASA-Qatar OASIS Project Aims to Find Buried Water in Earth’s Deserts
Researchers will design a mission to learn about underground aquifers in areas such as the Sahara and how climate change will affect them in the…
New Freshwater Database of 12,000 Lakes in 72 Countries Tells Water Quality Story Globally
Although less than one percent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture. In other words,…
Was Earth’s Water Always Here? Unexpected Meteorite Composition Provides Origin Evidence
The Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water on its surface, a fundamental characteristic when it comes to explaining the emergence of…
Earth Should Be Dry – An Unexpected Meteorite Discovery Reveals the Origin of Earth’s Vast Oceans
Meteorite material presumed to be devoid of water because it formed in the dry inner Solar System appears to have contained sufficient hydrogen to have…