Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they ...

Researchers developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic cover ...

Surfers are used to getting mouthfuls of saltwater.

Caption: A custom-made setup removes salt from seawater in natural sunlight, using a beaker of seawater, a black piece of aerogel, and a curved plastic cap that drips into a funnel and beaker.

In these turbulent times for the UK economy, a growing number of people are looking for ways to protect their savings. And ...

By Stef Verhagen Imagine turning seawater into safe drinking water using only sunlight and a sponge-like material. Sounds ...

Europe isn’t just at risk of the direct effects of climate change, it is also exposed to the indirect effects of infectious disease like dengue, chikungunya and West Nile Virus – which are ...

The government website that hosted the federal government’s national climate reports, which are mandated by legislation, went ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Have you ever wondered how much salt you could extract by boiling down seawater? I recently embarked on a hands-on, ...