Friday, March 22, 2013 - 12:29pm
Some studies argue that beer, a notorious dehydrator, could actually be used as a water substitute.
water stories
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 10:44am
This DIY project is a bit involved, but you can create the same effect at home if you follow the steps.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 12:57pm
It's fun skipping rocks across a pond, but researchers are going a step farther to study the physics involved.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 12:04pm
Hundreds of families who would otherwise collect water from polluted wells now have access to filtered drinking water.
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 4:49pm
Stop and listen while I elaborate on NASA's latest discovery: Mercury might have water ice hidden in craters up around its north pole. No fakin'.
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 10:12am
Polaris is the latest robotic rover getting ready to roll. Before you say "meh," given that Curiosity is tearing around Mars, Polaris will be doing something just as worth: hunting for minerals on the moon. What's more, it will be doing it the harshest conditions possible the moon's north pole.
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 10:00am
Thirsty? No? You will be. It's just a matter of time. It's also just a matter of time until the expansion of humanity makes fresh water a more precious commodity than a new iPhone, but graphene sheets with lots of little holes in them could soon solve the problem by making fresh water from salt water with incredible efficiency.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 2:59pm
First came the water-powered jetpack. Next came the water-powered jetboots. And now, we have the water-powered jetbike. It's Jetaviation's Jetovator, and they want you to "turn off the video games…Saddle up…and Ride the Hose!" So, go on, ride the hose. Ride it. RIDE IT.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 8:15am
Even the latest picture from space showing a gloriously colorful Earth hasn't changed the view that we are largely covered in water. Well, this new depiction takes all of the Earth's water and gives it some scale as a 3D visualization in comparison with our planet. The result is pretty surprising.
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 2:50am
Anyone can sit in an inflatable pool chair pretending that they're somehow lighter than the water, but this ultra-buoyant mat will let you walk around as you float along on the surface.
