Microbubbles in the tap water you just poured into a plastic glass are strong enough to create tiny abrasions on the inner ...

The Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) was established in 1982 to provide a focal point for studies related to water resources at the National Academies. The board's objective is to improve the ...

Water, though familiar, still hides astonishing secrets. When squeezed into nanosized channels, it can enter a bizarre “premelting state” that is both solid and liquid at once. Using advanced NMR ...

Warren Loeppky has been a pediatric dentist in the Canadian city of Calgary for 20 years. Over the last decade, he says, tooth decay in children he’s seen has become more common, more aggressive and ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Adding fluoride to water is considered one of the great public health ...

Watering and fertilizing crops to provide enough food for a changing world is a major challenge in agriculture. Now, scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a “smart soil” that ...

Microplastics. We've found them in the Arctic sea and even frozen into the ice. The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of all our oceans, is polluted with plastic debris. Mount Everest has microplastic ...

This study will identify the nation's highest-priority water science and resource challenges over the next 25 years; summarize the current water science and research portfolio of the USGS Water ...

While water may not truly feel like concrete, a fall from extreme heights can still cause significant injuries. The ...

NASHUA – Aadi Kulkarni, a senior at Nashua High School South, recently emerged as the New Hampshire winner of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize. Selected for his project, “Economical and Novel ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. We explore water as a resource that not only hydrates, but encourages well being through connecting with all five of the senses. Listen to our guest ...