Three companies are leveraging modern technology to reshape the future of commercial desalination, making the process cleaner, smarter, and more cost-effective, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The goal of this expedition went far beyond collecting sediment cores. Scientists also set out to sample the water stored within the sediments, including from sandy layers that act as aquifers and ...

ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Nearly 50 years ...

Scientists discovered a massive reserve of fresh water under the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Cod this summer. Researchers have long suspected there were aquifers below the ocean floor. But where ...

An international expedition has for the first time extensively documented hidden reserves of freshwater beneath the ocean floor, offering fresh insights into what’s largely a poorly understood system.