Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes
Every drop of fresh water contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone unnoticed. By measuring the diversity of these molecules and how...
The Clean Water Case of the Century
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui. The fate of the nation’s clean water hangs in the...
Giant Water Battery Cuts University’s Energy Costs by $100 Million
A giant water battery that stands three-stories high will help The University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia reach its goal to be carbon neutral...
As Climate Warms, Plants May Demand More Water, Cutting Supplies for People
New study challenges many climate scientists' expectations that plants will make much of the world wetter in the future. ...
A new report ranks the cleanliness of airline water. It’s not great
Next time you're on a plane, you may want to pass on the coffee or tea....
What desert cities can teach us about water
A rise in temperatures coupled with population growth calls into question the long-term sustainability of desert cities.
In the Mountains, Climate Change Is Disrupting Everything, from How Water Flows to When Plants Flower
With ominous orange-gray smoke clouds seething on the western horizon, it's easy to understand how Colorado's highest city and other mountain communities are directly threatened...
Successful Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Mission Ends
The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions designed to measure sea surface height, successfully ended its science...