Modern technology is a big reason that municipal utilities can provide clean and safe drinking water for customers, but even contemporary water professionals might be awestruck at the effectiveness of some ancient Mayan treatment systems.
When you think about water efficiency, it might be difficult to fathom that humans have an advantage over their closest living animal relatives. However, a new study shows that people…
You might not be able to tell with a casual look, but rivers across the U.S. have been changing color. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. A recent study shows that of the tens of thousands of mile-long river segments across the country, approximately a third have noticeably shifted color in satellite images during the last 35 years. More than 11,000 miles became greener or moved toward the violet end of the spectrum, and people are the cause of many of the shifts.
Surviving a trip to Mars will be a tricky proposition. Based on the distance and resources needed for any journey, it will be necessary for astronauts to produce some of their own supplies, like fuel and water, after they arrive on the surface of our closest planetary neighbor.
Just off the coast of Georgetown, SC, a retired 65-foot fishing boat was recently sunk 50 feet underwater, where it joins a barge and nearly two dozen Army vehicles. Off the coast of Charleston, a short distance to the south, eight concrete towers of various heights have been installed on the sea floor.
Switzerland spends more than $200 million annually to combat littering, but this year its cleanup efforts feature a new type of rubbish: discarded face masks used for COVID-19 protection.
Few things will upset your vacation plans to the Gulf of Mexico quicker than news that a red tide is set to greet you at the shoreline. And that angst…
Their name might sound like something out of a cartoon, but nurdles are causing quite the stir.
Droughts and water scarcity are making it increasingly difficult to farm for a growing global population. And while those supply factors could be disastrous if not addressed, newer technology applications…
Covid-19 Colleges Look To Wastewater To Get A Jump On Coronavirus Since the coronavirus started sweeping through the U.S., multiple research efforts have gotten underway to figure out how wastewater…
