Researchers also developed a device to overcome salt accumulation, a common problem in desalination. Their design uses a ...

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The sun and the sea -- both abundant and free -- are being harnessed in a unique project to create vertical sea farms floating on the ocean that can produce fresh water for drinking and agriculture.

A research expedition, known as Expedition 501, has found a huge deposit of "secret fresh water" stretching from New Jersey all the way to Maine, after drilling into the seafloor off Cape Cod. With ...

A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They're all at risk from large amounts of fertilizer and oil spilled ...

Second of two articles about the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s struggles with sea level rise, water quality and habitat resilience on the coast of Maine. SIPAYIK, Maine—The smell of saltwater is one of Brian ...

Professor of Public Health, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development/School of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney This research was ...

Sea foam is a common sight along the coastline as breaking waves churn up air and algae. Now, a study in Environmental Science & Technology reports that sea foam from several beaches along North ...

Officials in Louisiana are in a race against time as salt water from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water supplies in New Orleans and its surrounding areas because of unusually low levels in ...