Flint activist and stay-at-home mom wins the Goldman Environmental Prize
A stay-at-home mother of four children just won an award often described as the Nobel Prize for the environment....
The Ocean Cleanup is about to send a giant plastic collector to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an alarming rate — and it's already three times the size of France....
Bottlenose dolphins spotted in Canadian Pacific waters for the first time
Bottlenose dolphins typically reside in tropical or warm-temperate waters around the world — but researchers...
Clothing made from recycled water bottles highlights the ongoing crisis in Flint
A new fashion exhibit in Queens underscores the ongoing water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. "Flint Fit"...
This moss can naturally eliminate arsenic from water
Through the magic of moss, anything is possible. Scientists at the University of Stockholm have discovered that Warnstofia...
Ocean heatwaves have risen by more than 50% since 1925
Oceanic heatwaves have increased by 54 percent since 1925, posing a major threat to aquatic ecosystems. In a study...
Michigan Governor declares Flint water safe, ends free bottled water service
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has announced that Flint water is once again safe to drink, and the state will soon...
Thoreau's Walden Pond is under threat from human activities
In his book first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau reflected...
Uravu's zero-electricity Aqua Panels produce gallons of water from thin air
Uravu, a startup based in Hyderabad, India, has created a device that can produce water from an unlikely source--the...
Water purification breakthrough can even clean water from the Dead Sea
Despite all our advances, access to clean water is still a major problem - not just for developing nations, but...
China's new rain-making system could increase rainfall by billions of cubic feet
China needs water — and their answer to the issue is a massive weather modification system being developed by...
This is how high NYC's sea levels will rise if we don't take climate action
Rising sea levels, precipitated by climate change, threaten to overwhelm the world's cities if we do nothing —...
The public health impact of Hurricane Harvey is worse than we've been told
More than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the...
Researchers discover a completely new ocean zone swimming with new species
After six years of researching the uncharted depths of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea, scientists have discovered...
The amount of plastic in the ocean could triple in 10 years
Plastic in the ocean could triple between 2015 and 2025, according to a new report for the United Kingdom government....
90% of bottled water contains microplastics, according to a new study
If you thought you were safe drinking bottled water, think again. The Guardian reports that a new study commissioned...
The melting Arctic is already changing the ocean's circulation
In the far North Atlantic, scientists have uncovered new evidence that an unusual infusion of freshwater into the...
New hybrid solar panel harvests energy from raindrops
A team of Chinese engineers have created a new hybrid solar panel that can also harvest energy from raindrops....
26,000 tons of radioactive waste sits at the bottom of Lake Powell
Located on the Arizona-Utah border, Lake Powell serves the drinking water needs of 40 million people in the Southwest...
Natural wetland in India filters 198 million gallons of wastewater a day with zero chemicals
The East Kolkata Wetlands in India processes almost 198 million gallons of wastewater and sewage produced by the...
This idyllic 15-acre farmhouse is the world’s second ‘Living Building’ residence
A picturesque farmhouse on 15 acres in Ann Arbor, Michigan was just officially crowned the world's second "Living...
One of the last remaining communities still farming like the Aztecs
The village of San Gregorio Atlapulco is one of the only remaining communities that farms in the Aztec agricultural...
One in four of world's largest cities under water stress
Cape Town, South Africa is rapidly approaching what has been called "Day Zero," the moment when the diverse metropolitan...
Graphene filter made out of soybeans makes water from Sydney Harbor drinkable
Imagine if you could create clean water from any source - no matter how dirty - in just one step. Australian scientists...
South Africa declares national disaster amid water crisis
South Africa's has declared a national disaster over the country's devastating drought. Although Cape Town has...
The Ocean Cleanup launches San Francisco base in Pacific trash-busting bid
The Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to dismantle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, guided by an ambitious design concept...
Clothing company removes 1,000,000 pounds of trash from global waters
Fast fashion is a dirty business, and the apparel industry is considered one of the world's most toxic, second...
Airbnb is offering a weekend stay on Blue Planet's ocean research ship
When it comes to contests with amazing prizes, Airbnb is certainly bringing their A game. First, it was watching...
Doug Aitken's mirrored underwater pavilions call attention to our deteriorating oceans
American artist Doug Aitken sank three mirrored domes into the seabed near California's Catalina Island. Why, you...
Cape Town's water pipes could run dry by April
Cape Town in South Africa is battling its worst drought in a century - and the city's water supply is in trouble....