The first line of defense against corrosion is instrument design. While stainless-steel is the standard ‘go-to’ material for corrosion protection, it may not be the most suitable choice in all ...

The PlasmaPure team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University s (HBKU) Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) has officially ...

Spirits like bourbon, Scotch, and tequila are borrowing the wine world’s favorite word — terroir. But can you really taste place in the glass, or is it just good marketing? The post Does terroir ...

Water. Without it, the life of a plant, an animal, or a person is inconceivable. Ironically, despite the huge volumes of ...

As Houston faces a potential water shortage in the coming decades, a Canadian utility is making waves with a proposed project ...

The world's largest producer of desalinated water, Saudi Arabia also makes the most amount of waste from this energy intensive industry; but local researchers are trying to change that.

Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan's government has decided to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a formal ...

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. “This is what the end of the world looks like,” says Yusup Kamalov, sweeping his hand toward the scrub-covered desert ...

More than 75% of the planet's health and life support systems are in danger. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

A new seawater desalination facility is in the permitting process with the hopes of beginning construction in Southeast Texas ...