The rain and snow that have drenched California and much of the American West over the last few months — at least relative to some of the hellishly dry years we’ve gotten recently — are a blessing not ...

As the heatwave intensifies across the country, as workers exposed to the heat collapse on the job in increasing numbers — some of them die — Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has signed a law nullifying ...

Every person has probably heard the simple fact that humans can only live three days without water. While that is in fact true, the meaning is deeper than the surface level. Water is essential to life ...

PETOSKEY — Come celebrate the water and its importance to the community at the Water is Life Festival in Petoskey on Saturday, Aug. 31. The festival will take place from 12-9 p.m. at the Petoskey ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A first-of-its-kind expedition in 2019 attempted to map the biodiversity on Mount Everest by using environmental DNA, or eDNA. With eDNA, the team ...

Water gives us plenty to enjoy and plenty to worry about. We had a lot of it in mid-October – more than three inches of rain over five days. We have none of it now, with temperatures in the high 40s ...

Every living thing on Earth depends on water, but why is that? Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor Nicholas Borotto studies biochemistry, and explains why water is an important molecule for ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Thirty-five years ago when my offspring were young kids, I would say, “There are starving children in Ethiopia; eat all the food on your plates!” The 1980s famine in Ethiopia was caused mainly by ...

“This war is making me a more grateful person. I am starting to appreciate every single small thing, like when I used to drink water any time I wanted.” Bursts of rapid gunfire. “And having it hot or ...