Breakthrough materials that pull water from thin air could offer a sustainable solution to the West's worsening drought ...

Students help design an absorbency test to see if they can observe a difference in the amount of water that different materials absorb. Students place the same size piece of paper, plastic, felt, and ...

Polluted storm-water is an issue for cities, and it's often the end point for valuable minerals like phosphates. A new sponge can recover those minerals, say scientists ...

Scientists develop a highly efficient material that transforms light and moisture into precise mechanical movements and ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...

Mudslides and debris flows in Palisades Fire burn zone can carry hazardous waste into the ocean, as burned soil repels water ...