Clean Water & Sanitation

How satellite technology can protect the world's drinking water

90% of people live within 6 miles of a river—now satellites can protect their drinking water.

A 19-year 'goldmine' of mountain cloud and rainwater samples provides fresh insights about air pollution

19 years of cloud water samples reveal how rain history shapes air pollution in mountains.

Scientists uncover hidden phosphorus reservoir vital for future food production

New method slashes cost of measuring key soil phosphorus in 32 UK soil types.

Ocean Sun leading floating solar-desalination demonstrator in Canary Islands - Offshore Energy

310 kWp floating solar plant to power desalination in Spain’s Canary Islands

Clean Water, No Chemicals: The New Solar Desalination Process from URochester - Tech Briefs

New solar panels pull fresh water from seawater—no brine, no chemicals, 100% salt recovery.

4 fruits that may help reduce your breast cancer risk

Eating more fruit is linked to a 7% lower risk of breast cancer, with apples, berries, cherries, and

'Excellent' water at most European beaches, study says

85% of EU bathing sites now have 'excellent' water quality, new report reveals.

Scientists just found a hidden weakness in forever chemicals

Hydrogen radicals from UV light can break down PFAS 'forever chemicals' without added chemicals.

Fungal highways are vast, yet hidden underground—new study

110 quadrillion km of fungal filaments found underground—nearly 1 billion times Earth-Sun distance.

Want To Create A Viable And Sustainable Community Garden? These Folks Can Show You How

4,500 lbs of fresh produce grown by 47 volunteers in a Florida food desert.

Going swimming? Here's how to keep your eyes safe: Q&A with pediatric optometrist

Skip contacts and wear goggles: 1 in 5 swimmers get eye infections from pool water.

Duale Pledges ICT Hub, Solar Power, and Borehole for Saka Girls School

100 computers, solar power, and a borehole pledged for Saka Girls School.

Trees Are ‘Food’… As Forests Took Root, New Lives Opened - 경향신문

20,160 trees planted in Mongolia now shield 100 hectares of farmland from desert winds.

How directing water flows in the landscape could support groundwater and surface water streams

Groundwater rises 2 meters when small basins capture excess stream water during wet periods.

Heat-surviving cyanobacteria switch to respiration when photosynthesis falters, 48-hour test reveals

Heat-tolerant cyanobacteria switch to respiration in 48 hours to survive extreme stress.

New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste

Solar panels extract lithium from seawater while turning ocean into drinking water—zero waste.

These tiny holes could change how the world cleans water

New membrane with 1-nanometer pores filters 10x better than current tech.

‘This is what I was born for’: the drought-ridden Colombian town that took on Coca-Cola Femsa – and won

Town slashes Coca-Cola's water concession after residents discovered the bottler paid 98% less than

Plants reveal hidden PFAS pollution that soils can miss, study finds

Potato leaves reveal 100x more PFAS than soil in new detection method.

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USDA helps Vermont dairy farmer stop manure pollution in watershed