Freshwater mussels are emerging as heroes of the environment, acting as the "livers of our rivers" by filtering gallons of ...

Salt intrusion is a growing concern worldwide. Eleonora Saccon, who completed a master's degree in climate change ecology in ...

Humanity is messing with the Earth’s “salt cycle,” with potentially dangerous consequences for drinking water supplies, crop production, and ecosystems. That’s according to a new study published in ...

Unsafe levels of salt water may reach many New Orleans-area drinking water intakes by mid-October, forcing officials to scramble for barges that will bring in fresh water from further up the ...

In April 2023, after one of the last spring snowstorms in Minneapolis, Annie Hejny visited a local business and was stunned by the thick layer of road salt spread over its parking lot. Hejny, an ...

The innovation promises to be a game-changer in global water security, especially for arid and coastal regions struggling with freshwater shortages.

The world's growing population, changing climate, and issues with pollution have made getting fresh, drinkable water more difficult and costly than ever. Over 4 billion people globally are affected by ...

Unconventional methods for desalination could create more drinking water, help many industries to deal with problematic brines and increase lithium supplies for batteries. People have been separating ...

When you’re stranded at sea, surrounded by water—but at risk of dehydration—knowing how to make seawater drinkable could save your life. The article explains that while drinking plain seawater ...