Water

The global demand for seaweed has never been higher, and American farmers are taking notice.
Annie Roth, Contributor
Low oxygen areas are disappearing almost a month earlier than they did 30 years ago.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Nationwide study shows how manufacturing facilities can increase levels of medical compounds in waterways.
Anna Katrina Hunter, Contributor
The 5.4 magnitude earthquake suggests that even small volumes of water can trigger large events.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Ambitious plan aims to keep waste out of rivers without massive new pipes.
Gabriel Popkin, Contributor
Genetically modified yeast with basil and mint genes added gives beer a hoppy flavor without the need to add the actual flowers.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Fish expend energy metabolizing drugs and personal products in fresh water.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Green plant could help clean up heavy metal contamination at industrial sites.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Researchers use computer simulations to learn how water forms different kinds of ice.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
People who eat fish from glacial meltwater may be at risk from persistent organic pollutants produced in the 20th century.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Sediment core from a Copenhagen lake tells the story of the Industrial Revolution.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Rainstorms deposit sediment that hampers the effects of sunlight on lakes and rivers.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor