Mar. 11, 2025 — Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now these bits of plastic -- from 1 to 62 micrometers long -- have been found in the ...

WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...

Courtney Di Vittorio receives funding from the North Carolina Attorney General's Office Environmental Enhancement Grant Program (award WFU021PRE1) to collect data at High Rock Lake, NC. She is ...

You may wonder how to lose water weight if you have excess fluid retention and swelling. Cutting down on salty and sugary foods, drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep, and staying ...

Drinking hot water may be more than just a comfort drink. In traditional Chinese medicine, warm or hot water is often prescribed to help improve overall health and wellness. While more research is ...

Water scarcity already affects every continent. Around 1.2 billion people, or almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity, and 500 million people are approaching ...

Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China ...

After all, water supports your health by regulating body temperature, flushing out waste, lubricating joints and protecting your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues. But it can be tough to ...

This water, now over 4.5 billion years old, has been perpetually renewed through Earth's water cycle. My research team has recently proposed a new theory to explain how water first arrived on Earth.

There were no official rules in California to stop property owners from pumping more water out of the ground. Groundwater limits were considered, but these couldn’t be enforced until 2020.