Water. It's an essential building block of life, constantly moving in a hydrologic cycle that flows in a continuous loop above, across and even below the Earth's surface. But water is also constantly moving through another cycle --...

Caleb loves sugary drinks, but he needs to drink more water! The Water Soldiers are struggling to run his body! They’re travelling through his blood to his bones, tummy, brain and bladder to keep Caleb healthy. Join the Water...

University of South Florida engineering professor Norma Alcantar and her team are using the ""flesh"" from Prickly Pear cacti, called mucilage, to clean up oil and other toxins from water. With support from the National Science...

Learn more about the importance of clean drinking water in this interview with Gitanjali Rao.

A recent study from Duke University has suggested a link between shale gas extraction or 'fracking' and methane contamination in drinking water in Northeast Pennsylvania. The study found concentrations of Methane 17 times higher in wells...

Every once in a while chain emails or Facebook posts make their way back into prominence. It happened last year with HPV killing girls. Recently, it seems to be Fluoride. A number of you have been forwarding me a post from last year...

Learn the basics about water pollution, whilst learning about environmental chemistry. The substances mankind throws away have polluted lakes, rivers and even the oceans. The United Nations estimate that around 10% of the world’s people...

The video discusses the processes involved in ensuring that water is potable or fit to drink. The video also mentions the process of desalination for countries with low freshwater supplies, and the treatment of wastewater to ensure it is...

This video highlights the severe water shortage crisis in Cape Town, South Africa. It showcases the struggles of the people in the area to collect water and how they are adapting to the situation. The video also provides information on...

This video explores the innovative engineering solutions being used by the Orange County Water District to replenish the groundwater basin and provide safe drinking water to the cities in Orange County. The video also highlights the...

Learn all about the most precious resource on this planet. It's not diamonds, gold or silver; it's water! Viewers will appreciate the staggering amounts of water used daily, the challenges ahead with physical scarcity versus economic...

Many think of the Victorian era as a time of tight-laced corsets and formal teas. And it was—but it was also the time of the Great Stink, a two-month stretch of 1858 in which London's primary water source, the River Thames, was so full...

In an incredible true story of survival, Steve Callahan managed to stay alive for a shocking 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in just a liferaft. He later told his unbelievable story in the best-selling book, Adrift: 76 Days Lost At...