This hydrogel tablet can purify a liter of water in just one hour
It could save and improve lives.
Tag: water
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.
The Greenland Ice Sheet is leaking mercury — likely natural, but still dangerous
It raises the possibility that other melting glaciers are behaving the same way.
Iran’s groundwater resources are rapidly depleting, and everyone should pay attention
It's their problem today, but it's going to be our problem in the future.
What’s the difference between hard and soft water
Hard water can ruin your washing machine, but also your hair and skin. On the flipside, it's great for drinking!
Mars’ water didn’t escape; it’s trapped in the red crust
Not being tectonically active has its drawbacks.
Why is the ocean blue?
It's all due to the physics of the scattering of light.
In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not
They might be small, but these mussels shoulder tremendous responsibility.
It’s Erin Brockovich all over again: rusty iron pipes are exposing us to cancer-causing chemical
Exposure to chromium can lead to lung cancer and liver damage
Water could be a natural byproduct of rocky planets forming — so it could be almost everywhere
This would be very helpful.
The story of the three tons of water in your jeans
They might be comfortable, durable, and in no need of washing -- but there's another side to jeans production.
Between 30% to 50% of the world’s water supply is stolen every year
You'd probably laugh at the idea of someone stealing water -- but that's because you live in a place where ...
Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world with liquid water beneath the surface
Our solar system is getting more interesting with each passing year
Microwaving water really isn’t the same as heating it
Tea drinkers, you were right: it's not the same if you microwave it.
How long can humans 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 ...
Indian lake turns pink almost overnight
That's not something you see every day.
Pluto may have had a ‘hot start’ harboring liquid oceans when it first formed
Although Pluto orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), some studies claim that ...
Climate change will make droughts more intense, more frequent
New research from ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australia, says we'll see longer and more frequent droughts due ...