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Wood-Based Steam Generator Harnesses Solar Energy to Purify Water

According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives in areas where water is scarce.

9 Jul 2020

Powerful Electrochemical Process Destroys Water Contaminants

Engineers from the University of Sydney have developed a new method that involves using electricity to clean strongly polluted industrial wastewater.

8 Jul 2020

Study Looks at Increasing Dependence on Mountain Water Resources

Global water consumption has increased almost fourfold in the past 100 years, and many regions can only meet their water demand thanks to essential contributions from mountain regions.

8 Jul 2020

Study Analyzes Long-Term Impacts of Dams on Highly Biodiverse Tropical Forests

Humans have manipulated and managed rivers with dams for millennia. The number of river dam projects is predicted to rise sharply in the future, especially in the tropics where demand for hydroelectricity and water is accelerating.

7 Jul 2020

New Solvent-Free Water Treatment Method to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals

A new eco-friendly technique has been designed by scientists at Swansea University for eliminating toxic chemicals from water.

25 Jun 2020

New Sensors Reveal Rising Levels of CO2 in the Canada Basin Water

Melting of Arctic ice due to climate change has exposed more sea surface to an atmosphere with higher concentrations of carbon dioxide. Scientists have long suspected this trend would raise CO2 in Arctic Ocean water.

25 Jun 2020

New Technology Could Redefine the Water Filtration Sector

Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new, market-ready technology using 2D materials that could be a game-changer for the water filtration sector.

25 Jun 2020

Review of Health, Resiliency of Large River Systems to Climate Change

The livelihoods of millions of people living along the world's biggest river systems are under threat by a range of stressors caused by the daily economic, societal and political activity of humans - in addition to the long-term effects of climate change, researchers report.

22 Jun 2020

Pollution in Tunisia's Coastal Lagoons can have Negative Effects on Carpet Shell Clams

Transitional waters, those situated between land and the sea, such as lagoons and estuaries, are more exposed to human activity and these waters are slowly refreshed, meaning that their ecosystems are more vulnerable to pollution.

17 Jun 2020

Study Sheds New Light on Water Splitting Reaction of Photosynthesis

A special combination of chemical analysis and nanoscale imaging has allowed an international research team to identify a crucial step in the molecular mechanism that contributes to the water-splitting reaction of photosynthesis.

5 Jun 2020