There was little indication of how torrential the Texas downpours would become before dawn. At least 27 people were killed, ...

Forecasters predicted flooding. But there was little indication of how torrential and unrelenting the downpours would become.

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

Most of the water on Earth is salty ocean water—not suitable for drinking. While desalination plants can remove the salt and make seawater drinkable, they use a lot of energy and expensive equipment.

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

In a leap toward sustainable desalination, researchers have created a solar-powered sponge-like aerogel that turns seawater into drinkable water using just sunlight and a plastic cover. Unlike ...

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

MIT scientists have created a game-changing new "bubble wrap" material that can turn air into water that's safe to drink.

MIT's groundbreaking "bubble wrap" technology turns air into clean drinking water.

The tool, which comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, could be a huge step toward making safe ...

How can people survive in a hostile environment during drought conditions? A new device developed by scientists based at MIT ...

Researchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into drinkable water, even in ...