Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth.

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space ...

America's longest rivers carve through mountains, plains, deserts, and cities, creating some of the country's most beautiful ...

California water suppliers pay more than double on average than what Nevada districts pay, and seven times more than suppliers in Arizona.

California cities pay far more for water on average than districts that supply farms — with some urban water agencies shelling out more than $2,500 per acre-foot of surface water, and some irrigation ...

Guam Environmental Protection Agency Senior Science Advisor Capt. Elizabeth DeGrange said there may not necessarily be a ...

An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.

Not all birds fly south for the winter. Surprisingly, there are many familiar birds that stay in our area for the winter, ...

A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say.

Most of us are also familiar with the old adage: Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. The 8-by-8 rule advises us to ...

Hampton, Virginia, is experimenting with things like rain gardens, marsh restoration, and oyster-seeded artificial reefs.