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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…