NASA’s Lunar IceCube – Moon-Observing CubeSat Ready for Artemis Launch
Lunar IceCube, NASA’s water-scouting CubeSat, is now poised to hitch a ride to lunar orbit. Although it is not much bigger than a shoe box,…
Water
Water: Do You Really Need 8 Glasses a Day?
You’ve probably heard that you should drink eight glasses of water every day — that’s about half a gallon (2 liters) of fluid. This claim…
Bacteria Can Remove Plastic Pollution From Lakes – “Stimulating the Whole Food Web”
Scientists discovered that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and…
Under Threat: The World’s Rivers Are Rapidly Changing, Here’s How
Research quantifies how construction of dams and land use change alters sediment flux to oceans. How much sediment rivers carry and where it is deposited…
Lake Mead Keeps Dropping: Water Levels Are at Their Lowest Since 1937
Water levels in Lake Mead are at their lowest since April 1937, when the reservoir was still being filled for the first time, continuing a…
Long-Term Liquid Water – Required for Life – Could Exist on Planets That Are Very Different From Earth
Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers report in a new study, liquid water could also exist…
Used Beer Yeast Could Be Simple Solution to Heavy Metal Contamination in Water
A new study shows that yeast, an abundant waste product from breweries, can filter out even trace amounts of lead. Inactive yeast could be effective…
Startling Finding: The Majority of Nigerian Drinking Water Is Contaminated With Microplastics
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…
“Ocean of Storms” – China’s Lunar Lander Finds Source of Water on Moon
China’s first lunar sample-return mission, Chang’e 5, is the fifth lunar exploration mission of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, launched on November 23, 2020. It…
New Device Purifies Saltwater Over a 1000 Times Faster Than Standard Industrial Equipment
The future of desalination: Using a Teflon-like membrane to purify water Water scarcity is a growing problem around the globe. In Africa alone, it is…
Scientists Warn: A Vicious Cycle of Oxygen Loss Threatens Water Quality in Lakes
Scientists have recently confirmed that the world’s lakes are rapidly losing oxygen. With a seven-year, whole-ecosystem study, a team of freshwater scientists at Virginia Tech…
Low-Cost Gel Harvests Drinking Water From Dry Desert Air
More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas…
Ancient Moon Volcanoes May Supply Future Astronauts With Drinking Water and Rocket Fuel
Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions raged on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb’s surface in…
Tapping Icebergs, Fogs and Other “Unconventional Water Sources” Can Help Meet Global Freshwater Needs
Experts detail the abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources.” Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs. UN and partner water experts say…
What Is Dead Pool? It Sounds Ominous. And It Is.
Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase “dead pool.” It sounds ominous. And it is. Dead…
Life Unlikely: Meteorite From Mars Indicates Limited Water Circulation Late in the History of the Red Planet
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography. The technology, which will likely…
Groundwater Discovered in Sediments Buried Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice
The study proves the value of electromagnetic techniques in a new polar environment. Researchers have made the first detection of groundwater beneath an Antarctic ice…
Scientists Discover a Massive Groundwater System in Sediments Below Antarctic Ice
Previously unmapped reservoirs could speed glaciers and release carbon. Many researchers believe that liquid water is a key to understanding the behavior of the frozen…
