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Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new membrane water filtration system based around air bubbles that can help address water scarcity issues around the world. Membrane filters generally use ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Clean drinking water is a fundamental necessity. Still, even properly treated tap water won't always be completely free from ...

Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that ...

Sam Jones: Welcome to Tiny Show and Tell Us, the bonus series where you write in with your favorite science news or factoid, we read your email aloud, and then dive deeper. I'm Sam Jones, and I'm here ...

Tiny animals like oysters, mussels, zooplankton, and insect larvae filter debris and algae to keep lakes, rivers, and seas clear.

SAN DIEGO — California is looking to boost water supply and considering new regulations to recycling wastewater straight to your tap. Some refer to it as toilet to tap, however experts in the field ...

So you don’t want to be limited to clean water from a single faucet and want it to be available throughout your home? Then you must believe that you, too, are entitled to the same clean water for ...

When you’re hot, sweaty and in the middle of a big adventure in the great outdoors, you want the best filtered water bottle you can get. Not only do these bottles help keep you safe, but the best ...

When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice.