"We have been using this system for 100 years, but we don't really know why it works." PhD student makes stunning discovery ...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to produce sufficient drinking water, and this process also releases large amounts of the harmful greenhouse gas methane. For his Ph.D. thesis, microbiologist ...

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilizations ...

Concerned residents told Sand they're concerned the system through the Regional Water Rural Water Association is not sustainable.

Researchers say holes in the clay that overlays the Memphis aquifer could have let pollutants from as early as the 1940s into ...

To keep the water safe, the sand is filtered out, but that requires the filters to be changed constantly. It’s not impacting the quality of the city’s drinking wateryet.

The “intensive” use of sand mines in these areas “jeopardizes” the region's drinking water, drawn solely from the underground aquifer, according to a town resolution.

MIT scientists have created a game-changing new "bubble wrap" material that can turn air into water that's safe to drink.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has mandated a boil water notice for the Sand Springs area served by the City of Coahoma's public water system.

In this version, the water passes through a fine sand-like material that chemically attracts and filters out certain contaminants. “We use sustainable materials,” he says.

The University of Memphis Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research held its first public forum on a five-year water quality study.

The planned drawdown of Detroit Lake could bring major complications for the drinking water systems in Salem and Stayton.