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Take a shower strike for clean water

Well Aware is an international nonprofit organization that has transformed thousands of lives in Kenya and Tanzania. Sarah Evans founded the organization.




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Why are Japanese farmers growing square watermelons?

Japan's cube-shaped watermelons are more than just a novelty. They're easier to store in the small refrigerators typically found in Japanese homes.




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How to pick a good watermelon

A flavorless watermelon is a reason for a good cry.




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Does bottled water need an expiration date?

Your water won't 'go bad' after that date, but there are good reasons it's on the bottle.




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Bradford watermelons were so juicy and delicious, people literally used to die for them

Today, a Bradford heir is resurrecting the fruit and using the proceeds to fund the drilling of fresh water wells around the world.




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What's really in our tap water?

The water coming out of your tap is safe, but there may still be some common contaminants.




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Limitless clean energy from wastewater? Nah, let's stick with clean coal

A Penn State lab has found a way to make hydrogen fuel from wastewater and seawater with no emissions. So why aren't we doing this?



  • Wilderness & Resources

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NASA just found plumes of water vapor bursting from Jupiter's moon

Water vapor escaping Europa hints at a vast saltwater ocean beneath its surface.




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Weekend reads: A farmers market holiday, our right to water, and more

According to the Department of Agriculture, there are 5,279 farmers markets, large and small, in communities across America.




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Watershed Connections: Los Angeles

Quick facts about the Los Angeles water situation from the Blue Planet expedition.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Watershed Connections: Yuma

Quick facts about the Yuma water situation from the Blue Planet expedition.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Age of limits: 21st century water management

Video: Alexandra Cousteau investigates The Hoover Dam and the draining of Lake Mead.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Clean coal? The price of water pollution

Video: Alexandra Cousteau revisits the TVA Kingston Coal Ash Spill, which was six times larger than the Gulf oil spill.




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Ocean of doubt: Polluted waters, broken communities in Louisiana

Alexandra Cousteau revisits Scott St. Pierre in Louisiana and learns how he and others are coping with the oil spill.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Urban watersheds: Runoff to renewal in Toronto

Alexandra Cousteau searches for the lost creeks that now flow under Toronto roadways.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How Safe Water Network is bringing safe drinking water to a million people

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one giving people in Ghana and India reliable access to clean water.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Findings: Hurricanes, water, soot

New findings show manure burns cleaner than traditional fuels, more intense hurricanes are predicted, a housing trend could cut carbon emissions and more.




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Aging sewers are polluting the nation's waterways

Each year, as many as 20 million people get sick from drinking contaminated water in the U.S.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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EPA takes on trailer park owner over water testing

Residents of a trailer park in Wyoming are fine with drinking bottled water, but the EPA says the park's owner should be doing more testing.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How 'toilet to tap' water is made

In drought areas, treated wastewater is added back to the potable water stream. It's safe, and one study says it even tastes better.




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What is rice water and what is it good for?

Better skin and hair may be only a pot of rice away.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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NASA 'treasure map' shows water ice on Mars

Martian water would be vital for human visitors, and it's also an important clue in our search for signs of alien life.




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Condensation-harvesting bamboo tower brings clean drinking water to Ethiopia

To help eliminate the perilous process of collecting potable water in Ethiopian villages, Italian architects design a water vapor-collecting tower.




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Simple tree branch water filter removes 99% of E. coli

High-tech water filters are wonderful. But what if you could go DIY, using just a piece of wood?




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Entrepreneur turns sandals into fresh water (and it's not a magic trick)

How one U.S. businessman is using his startup to bring clean water and hope to drought-stricken Kenyan communities.




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The gross truth about your pool water

Let's put it this way — it's not the chlorine that's making you queasy.




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Carp czar talks about poisoning and underwater electric fences

Obama's new man on Asian carp talks about his plans to eradicate the species.




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Robot fish to swim in schools and test water quality

Researchers are developing robotic fish to swim our waterways and patrol for pollutants.



  • Research & Innovations

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Creature that weaves underwater silk enlisted to suture surgical wounds

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of how caddisfly silk stays sticky underwater, and it could lead to the development of a wet Band-Aid.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Shellfish-inspired protein glue even sticks underwater

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.



  • Research & Innovations

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Super-sensing glove allows divers to feel objects deep underwater

The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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The biggest source of microplastics in fresh water is laundry lint

Microplastics in fresh water are primarily laundry lint that comes from washing machines, and they end up in your drinking glass.




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17-year-old invents water purifier powered by the sun

Australian teen's invention could help make clean water easy and affordable to access.



  • Research & Innovations

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Solar desalination makes freshwater from salt water

An award-winning MIT team has created a portable, solar-powered desalination system that could provide freshwater in remote locations.




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Lamp runs on nothing but saltwater*

Developers hope the design will bring affordable lighting to people worldwide who live along the coast.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Hebrew National hot dogs in hot water

The company that brands itself as kosher is now being sued by some of its customers who claim it actually isn't kosher.




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Newly discovered underwater volcanic range is teeming with bizarre, tiny fanged fish

The surprising discoveries were made by a CSIRO research team conducting routine surveys off the Australian coast.




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Subterranean cavefish lives deep underground and climbs waterfalls

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.




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Australian fires reveal ancient water system built long before the pyramids

After fires burned away the dense foliage, an ancient Australian landmark called Budj Bim is revealed in more depth.



  • Arts & Culture

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Safe drinking water 101: What to do before, during and after a natural disaster

Access to clean, safe drinking water during natural disasters such as hurricanes or floods is critical to health and survival. Here's how to ensure your supply.




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What is a waterspout?

Waterspouts are tornadoes over water that are usually formed by developing rain clouds.



  • Climate & Weather

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Waterlogged Venice reels from highest tide in 50 years

More than 85% of Venice is submerged as high tides swept into the city, with locals and tourists scrambling for safety.



  • Climate & Weather

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Sinking temperatures jumpstart winter transformation of Yellowstone waterfall

Osprey Falls at Yellowstone National Park is starting to freeze as this video shows.



  • Climate & Weather

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Greenland's ice sheet briefly hosted the world's tallest waterfall

Cambridge researchers studying the event say the waterfall in Greenland measured roughly 1,000 meters tall.



  • Climate & Weather

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Watch water bubbles become snow globes

A photographer in Montana filmed bubbles freezing in winter weather, and they resemble snow globes.



  • Climate & Weather

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The water beneath the Antarctic's 'doomsday' glacier is uncomfortably warm

The fast-melting Thwaites Glacier won't be able to hold back a massive flood of ice water.



  • Climate & Weather

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Why did Ecuador's largest waterfall disappear?

A highlight of the landscape in Ecuador's Cayambe Coca Park, the San Rafael waterfall is now little more than a trickle.



  • Climate & Weather

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Can thermal spring water really help your skin?

People are paying big bucks for bottled thermal spring water, and for once science is backing up the benefit claims.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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How to go waterless in your beauty routine

From waterless shampoo to waterless cleansers, a healthy beauty routine is possible without H20. Here are some practical waterless beauty tips you can try now.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Leinenkugel’s joins with Friends of the Chicago River to Protect and Preserve Water

Pure, clean water has always been an important part of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company heritage. In 1867, Jacob Leinenkugel and his best friend traveled t