Exoplanet Atmosphere Contains Water Vapor Scientists Confirm
A recent discovery by two independent teams of scientists has confirmed that an exoplanet atmosphere contains water. The transiting planet, called K2-18b, orbits in what’s called the “habitable zone” of…
The Ocean Clean Up Project Uses Innovative Approach
The Ocean Clean Up Project hopes to rid the ocean of plastic by 2050, and a fleet of floating booms may be one answer to the pollution in our oceans. Designed…
Up Next: Drinking Water in Aluminum Cans
Soon, you’ll be drinking water in aluminum cans. Coca-Cola’s Dasani brand is rolling out a three-part strategy to use mostly recycled material for its water bottles by 2030. For the first…
WHO Weighs In – Microplastics in Bottled Water
Many people think that the water inside plastic drinking bottles is cleaner and safer than tap water. But most of us have never considered that we might actually be drinking…
Norovirus – There’s an App for That
What’s in your drinking water? Hopefully, there are no norovirus particles, but how do you know? Norovirus is a common cause of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrheal infections. In…
Water Harvester Pulls Drinkable Water from Dry Air
Water from thin air? It sounds like something from a sci-fi novel, but researchers from the University of California, Berkeley are actually making it happen. The scientists have invented a…