Measuring Pollution Levels Can Be as Simple as Zapping Water, Scientists Say

Measuring Pollution Levels Can Be as Simple as Zapping Water, Scientists Say

Evidence indicates a test of electrical conductivity can measure water quality

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 5th, 2014
Marks & Spencer Wins Carbon Trust Triple Award

Marks & Spencer Wins Carbon Trust Triple Award

The retailer is the first in the world to receive the triple award of certification

How to Make a Xylem Filter When Traveling

How to Make a Xylem Filter When Traveling

This could come in handy during hiking or trekking sessions as well

Not Using Your Phone for 10 Minutes Pays for a Day of Water for a Child

Not Using Your Phone for 10 Minutes Pays for a Day of Water for a Child

As long as you don't touch your phone as part of the UNICEF Tap Water Project

3D Printed Water Distiller Will Bring Drinkable Water to the Whole World

3D Printed Water Distiller Will Bring Drinkable Water to the Whole World

Because contrary to what people think, many people lack access to even this

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
Astronomers Find Water in the Atmosphere of Hot Jupiter Exoplanet

Astronomers Find Water in the Atmosphere of Hot Jupiter Exoplanet

A new technique could make this type of studies easier than ever

Watch: Water Intoxication Is a Real Thing

Watch: Water Intoxication Is a Real Thing

Symptoms include headaches, confusion, even seizures

Eco-Friendly Washing Machine Uses 90% Less Water than Ordinary Ones

Eco-Friendly Washing Machine Uses 90% Less Water than Ordinary Ones

Its developers hope the machine will become commercially available in 2-3 years

River Holme in West Yorkshire Runs Orange

River Holme in West Yorkshire Runs Orange

The Environment Agency doesn't plan to take any action

Graphene Has an Interesting Relationship with Water

Graphene Has an Interesting Relationship with Water

The two interact in very weird patterns, researchers say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 28th, 2014
Life May Have Developed on Mars 4 Billion Years Ago

Life May Have Developed on Mars 4 Billion Years Ago

This conclusion is based on data from the rover Opportunity

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2014
California Is Under a State of Emergency Due to Drought

California Is Under a State of Emergency Due to Drought

The announcement was made by the governor on January 17

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2014
China Has Lost 9 Percent of Its Wetlands

China Has Lost 9 Percent of Its Wetlands

The area covered is as large as the Netherlands, Chinese officials say

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 14th, 2014
5 Billion People Will Lack Access to Water by 2050

5 Billion People Will Lack Access to Water by 2050

MIT researchers use new model to estimate water availability

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 10th, 2014
Europe to Suffer Extreme Droughts by 2100

Europe to Suffer Extreme Droughts by 2100

The end of the century will see climate conditions deteriorate

Good Old Water Can Solve China's Air Pollution Crisis, Scientist Says

Good Old Water Can Solve China's Air Pollution Crisis, Scientist Says

The idea is to spray water into the atmosphere, have it clean the air

Superfast Water Boiler Developed by German Scientists

Superfast Water Boiler Developed by German Scientists

The approach is still only theoretical at this point

 
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