groundwater

  • A woman waxes her skis as they lean against a wall.
    chemicals

    Wax may expose skiers to harmful ‘forever chemicals’

    Skiers and snowboarders who wax their equipment may be exposing themselves to harmful PFAS and other chemicals, a new study shows.
  • Two researchers lean over equipment with tubes coming out of it in the desert.
    groundwater

    Paradox Basin groundwater isn’t as old as previously thought

    Roughly 6 million years after the Grand Canyon's formation, researchers have discovered that nearby groundwater is much younger than they thought it was.
  • A bucket filled with water rises out of a well
    rural communities

    Groundwater wells worldwide are at risk of drying up

    Groundwater wells supply drinking water to more than half of the world's population. But one in five is at risk of running dry.
  • water droplet bursting
    water

    Too much pumping gets arsenic into drinking water

    Overpumping aquifers doesn't just make land sink, it also lets arsenic into water used for drinking and irrigation.
  • drinking water
    fracking

    These fracking sites are close to drinking water wells

    Researchers say we need greater safety monitoring of fracking and traditional oil and gas wells, particularly when they're close to drinking water sources.