MIT device could turn seawater into cheap drinking water, shows study
Scientists and engineers at MIT, along with collaborators in China, have created an innovative device powered by the sun, capable of turning seawater into...
Scientists find way to turn waste sand into new concrete
In a significant breakthrough, researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have developed an innovative form of concrete, transforming waste sand from the metal casting...
Weather extremes and your health: what to know
Weather affects where we live, what we do, and when we can do it. It can also impact our health.
Temperature extremes, hot or cold,...
Turn hot air into drinking water: Cool invention from Texas makes it possible
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have created something amazing for places where water is hard to find.
They've made a special gel...
Scientists find driver of climate change 8000 years ago
Scientists have found something amazing in Scotland that could help us understand what's happening with the Earth's climate right now.
They've figured out that melting...
Scientists find link between wildfire smoke and rising suicide rates in rural areas
We all know that air pollution can hurt our lungs and hearts, but what about our minds? New research is shedding light on a...
How special bacteria make electricity from wastewater
Imagine turning waste water into electricity! Sounds like science fiction, right?
But scientists from EPFL (a fancy science school in Switzerland) have done just that.
They...
Scientists warn increased temperature-related deaths in the US by the end of the century
A recent study in GeoHealth warns that if global temperatures rise by 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, temperature-related deaths in the United States...
The rise and fall of the Tibetan empire: how climate changes influenced a civilization
Thriving Against the Odds
The Tibetan Empire was an astonishing historical phenomenon, thriving in a region where the altitude alone would discourage most civilizations.
Its height...
How engineers use water to fight carbon emissions
Have you ever wondered if water, the most basic thing on our planet, could help us combat climate change?
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say...