Water

Hundreds of U.S. streams may have significant levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals from treated wastewater.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Wetlands can form in overlooked spaces, and that might be a good thing.
Olivia Trani, Contributor
Software helps a conservation group see where shade trees will best cool a river. Then the hard work starts.
Brian Owens, Contributor
NASA prepares to replace the twin satellites, named GRACE, that have monitored Earth's droughts, glacial retreats and sea level rise for the last 15 years.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Researchers have built a passive, solar-powered device that can harvest water straight out of the air.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
New analysis of hydrothermal plumes on Enceladus reveals the presence of conditions that could potentially sustain life underneath its icy surface.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Drilling reveals record from a time when the Dead Sea was deader.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Tiny bits of plastic pose threats to freshwater and marine ecosystems.
Emily DeMarco, Staff Writer
Grasses that survive on salty water and smart irrigation systems are among many new golf innovations.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Lab-created sinkholes help scientists to predict when and where they will happen.
Marsha Lewis, Contributing Producer
Especially in mild climates, other factors take snow melting lead from sun.
Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Contributor
Bacterial proteins could alter precipitation patterns and climate-change models.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor