I’m pretty sure I learned about aquifers in a middle school classroom during a science unit on the water cycle. But, like most people, I’ve entirely forgotten what I learned or didn't pay close ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In this week's Science Snippet, Meteorologist Stefanie Lauber introduces us to the "underground rivers", or aquifers right below the Coastal Bend. According to the United ...

Hear why some environmentalists are concerned about the health of central Illinois’ main water supply. Learn about a new effort to make disposing of household hazardous waste more convenient. Plus, ...

Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater -- the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation -- can threaten food production amid ...

The subterranean aquifer takes in mass amounts of snowmelt and rainwater, where it percolates for seven to 10 years before fueling many of Oregon’s most famous rivers through gushing springs. Indeed, ...

As communities across the Inland Northwest face increasing drought, population growth, and changing hydrologic conditions, ...

A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in ...

City of Austin officials are trying to garnet support from Bastrop Country residents and officials on a $1.5 billion plan to store excess treated drinking water in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. If ...

A helicopter towing a coil frame using electromagnetic technology will be flying over much of Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion counties to provide a better picture of what the Mahomet aquifer looks like.