Water - Page 18

UN in push for universal access to clean drinking water by 2030

March 17, 2017

UN in push for universal access to clean drinking water by 2030

In some parts of the world, it could be a dangerous mission just to get clean drinking water.

First images of huge, stunning Amazon coral reef released

January 31, 2017

First images of huge, stunning Amazon coral reef released

Scientists working in the waters off the coast of South America have released the first images of the stunning Amazon Reef.

Want to monitor bears? Try checking their saliva

November 14, 2016

Want to monitor bears? Try checking their saliva

Scientists may very well be drooling over a tasty bear monitoring method in Alaska, and the key ingredients are bear saliva and salmon.

Great balls of snow: Giant snowballs appear on Siberia's coast

November 8, 2016

Great balls of snow: Giant snowballs appear on Siberia's coast

Thousands of giant snowballs have appeared on a remote 11-mile stretch of Russia’s Siberian coastline.

One of our largest water sources contains toxic salt, too much arsenic

August 31, 2016

One of our largest water sources contains toxic salt, too much arsenic

A river basin in southern Asia is so enormous that 750 million people rely on it for their groundwater.

Baltimore streams tainted by amphetamines

August 26, 2016

Baltimore streams tainted by amphetamines

Are the nation’s streams tainted with hard drugs?

Black dress undergoes dramatic transformation after artist submerges it in the Dead Sea

August 26, 2016

Black dress undergoes dramatic transformation after artist submerges it in the Dead Sea

The Internet is no stranger to dresses that go viral – and the latest viral phenomenon documents the dramatic transformation of a black dress that was submerged in the Dead Sea.

Scientists confirm unnamed, rarely seen whale species roams Pacific Ocean

July 28, 2016

Scientists confirm unnamed, rarely seen whale species roams Pacific Ocean

Genetic tests confirm that a mysterious, unnamed species of beaked whale only rarely seen alive by Japanese fishermen roams the northern Pacific Ocean, according to research published this week.

California sinking faster than thought, aquifers could permanently shrink

May 2, 2016

California sinking faster than thought, aquifers could permanently shrink

California is sinking even faster than scientists had thought, new NASA satellite imagery shows.

Alien of the deep has needle-sharp teeth and a shiny head lure

May 2, 2016

Alien of the deep has needle-sharp teeth and a shiny head lure

Lurking in the dark depths of the sea, a new species that looks more like an alien than a fish has been discovered, a creature with needlelike teeth and a glowing fishing pole of sorts atop its head