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- Oneka Water desalinates water without energy or toxic waste Sat, 10 Sep 22, 1:30amWhat do you get when you combine the natural movement of the ocean with desalination technology? Freshwater without the need for electricity. It’s automatic, environmentally friendly and delivered via a company called Oneka. [...]
- Water irrigation reservoir and spa in Nepal will harness the power of fog Sat, 25 Jul 20, 4:30amThis unique reservoir and spa design by Margot Krasojević Architecture for the Ilam District of Eastern Nepal proposes a fog-harvesting structure to help conserve the area’s water and natural environment...
- QuenchSea offers low-cost desalination device for humanitarian aid Wed, 22 Jul 20, 4:30amNewly developed QuenchSea is a low-cost, handheld machine with the potential to become a complete life-saver for water-related emergency situations and humanitarian crises...
- Innovative new osmosis technology powers up to 50,000 LED lightbulbs Fri, 22 Jul 16, 12:13amAs solar, wind, and hydropower continue to grow, new research into sustainable technology might make these game changers old news. The EPFL’s Laboratory for Nanoscale Biology has found a way to use osmosis, or the naturally...
- INFOGRAPHIC: 5 fascinating facts about our water supply that you need to know Wed, 4 Nov 15, 7:30amLet’s face it; water is something most of take for granted. This substance accounts for 75% of our bodies’ composition as well as the planet we live on. Yet, only 1% of the water on Earth is there was ever a paradox,...
- Water Expert Expresses Grave Concern Over World’s Shrinking Groundwater Supply Tue, 31 Dec 13, 6:19amWaterfall photo via Xseon/Shutterstock It’s no secret that drinkable water is one of the most precious and finite resources on Earth; now an eminent Australian water scientist is urging the world yet again to take better...
- Scientists Discover Freshwater Reserves Under Ocean Floor 100 Times Greater Than All Water Used in the 20th Century Wed, 11 Dec 13, 3:20amHumanity just found an incredibly valuable resource hidden under the ocean floor, and it's more precious than fossil fuels or minerals. Scientists discovered vast aquifers of fresh water underneath the sea. A study published...
- Scientists Discover Freshwater Reserves Under Ocean 100 Times Greater Than What Humanity Has Used Since 1900 Wed, 11 Dec 13, 12:00amHumanity has found an incredibly valuable resource hidden under the ocean floor. More precious than fossil fuels or minerals, scientists discovered vast aquifers of fresh water underneath the sea. A study published in the...
- The Cloud Harvester Catches and Stores Fresh Water from Fog Thu, 4 Jul 13, 6:00amThe Cloud Harvester is an ingenious device that is designed to catch and condense fog into water droplets which, in turn, run down a stainless steel mesh into a water storage container...
- Streams Polluted by Pharmaceuticals Show Signs of Stress Tue, 2 Apr 13, 3:31amPhoto via Shutterstock Much of the world’s human population has some sort of pharmaceutical running through their veins, and as it turns out, so does the planet’s streams and rivers...
- Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels Fri, 29 Mar 13, 3:30amRead the rest of Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architizer A+Awards, Bloom Phytoplankton Farm, carbon dioxide...
- Networking Nature: Studiomobile’s Living Ecosystem Produces Fresh Water for a Future World of Rising Oceans Tue, 2 Oct 12, 3:00pmRead the rest of Networking Nature: Studiomobile’s Living Ecosystem Produces Fresh Water for a Future World of Rising Oceans Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Climate Change, ecosystem, fresh...
- China’s Yangtze River Suddenly Turns Red, and Nobody Knows Why Sun, 9 Sep 12, 5:09amPhoto via Shutterstock Residents of Chongqing, China got quite a surprise when they looked out at the Yangtze River yesterday: The river, which usually has a golden-brown hue, had been dyed a deep red-orange, and nobody...
- Demand for Fresh Water Causing Oceans to Rise Faster Than Melting Glaciers Tue, 22 May 12, 4:20amWaterlevel Photo by Shutterstock A study published in Nature Geoscience concluded that the global demand for fresh water is contributing to the oceans’ rise faster than the impact of global warming on melting glaciers...
- Report Finds Great Lakes Ice Cover Has Decreased a Whopping 71 Percent in 40 Years Thu, 15 Mar 12, 2:24amIf you live near the Great Lakes, you’ve probably noticed that recently they’ve been better suited to kayaking than ice fishing. A new report published by the American Meteorological Society now confirms what...