Is Dehydration Secretly Fueling Your Anxiety? Science Says 'Yes'

Dehydration may spike your stress hormones and worsen existing anxiety. Learn how much water you need and why hydration ...

High nitrate levels found in rural NZ drinking water

While publicly registered drinking water must meet government standards and regulations, people accessing private groundwater ...

Graduate students invent slippery, water-repellent surface using wax candles

Imagine you are standing on a slippery surface and the slightest imbalance makes you stumble. Researchers in the College of ...
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Microplastics and Bottled Water: Is It Safe to Drink? What the Latest Science Reveals

In today’s world, everything is a source of potential health concern — even water. Here’s what you need to know about ...

EPA’s job is to protect America’s air, water and land. Here’s how a shutdown affects that effort

The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive stuff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A ...

New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn’s moon Enceladus

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon ...
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The Curious Science of Laughs That Trigger Water Balloons

Emily Blunt Calls AI Actress Tilly Norwood ‘Really Scary' and Warns Hollywood Agencies: ‘Don't Do That' Hikers on popular trail near Yosemite scramble for cover as gunfire erupts Why 96 Million Black ...
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Meet the Microbes That Munch Mountains of Mining Waste

“Microbes are the world’s oldest miners,” says Liz Dennett, founder and CEO of the start-up Endolith Mining, based near ...

Engineers Create Soft Robots That Can Literally Walk on Water

Scientists have developed HydroSpread, a novel technique for building soft robots on water, with wide-ranging possibilities ...
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NU Water makes waves fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in water research, introduces community-building events

NU Water is embarking on a new chapter to expand beyond its previous title as the Center for Water Research. Its mission is ...
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Novel film manufacturing technique lets robots walk on water

Imagine tiny robots zipping across the surface of a lake to check water quality or searching for people in flooded areas. This technology is moving closer to reality thanks to work by researchers at ...