What would Earth look like without water?
From marble blue to very, very brown.
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How much water do you save by not eating meat?
You'll be shocked to see how much water meat production requires.
The types of clouds: everything you need to know
Clouds come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some look cute and fluffy, others appear menacing and apocalyptic.
There are actually two kinds of water, with slightly different properties
Water really is a strange liquid.
How long can we survive without food or water?
This will vary a lot from person to person, but the ‘rule of three’ is generally valid: 3 days without ...
Treated, recycled wastewater found to be cleaner and less toxic than conventional drinking water samples
This is very good news for the future.
Researchers report a steady increase in the intensity of algal blooms over the last 30 years
In case you were wondering no, this is not a good thing.
Stunning new map of Mars’ geology shows that it harbored much more water than previously assumed
This research proves that Mars used to have quite a lot of surface water.
Water can split into two different liquids when supercooled, researchers find
The findings can help us better predict how water behaves in some extreme environments on alien planets.
Large water cutbacks ordered along the Colorado River as the US’ largest reservoirs are on the brink of drying out
Critical drinking water supplies are on the verge of running out in the western USA.
Why does bottled water have an expiration date?
It might seem pointless, but it’s not the water that spoils.
Chile is on the brink of rationing water in its capital Santiago after more than one decade of drought
The city's governor believes this is one of the very real effects of climate change.
Highschoolers develop a cheap, eco-friendly filter to remove lead from tap water
Such a device may help millions avoid exposure to harmful, heavy metals.
Mandatory water conservation measures loom over South California as the state enters its third year of drought
Officials are calling for people to reduce 15 to 20% of their water use.
Report: Half a billion people in Africa don’t have safe access to water
We take it for granted, but for hundreds of millions of people, water is a scarce treasure.
Compound droughts risk destabilizing the global food supply if we keep burning fossil fuels
Empty tables are a chilling prospect.
We could blast microplastics out of water using loudspeakers, although the tech is still young
There are some concerns regarding the use of this tech near marine life, but the concept works.
This hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of water in just one hour
It could save and improve lives.
Scientists turn water into shiny metal
No alchemy involved -- just clever science.
Researchers develop cheap, simple, on-demand water disinfection process
All it needs is electricity, air, and a gold-palladium catalyst.