Engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals -- including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt -- from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.

Across some of the planet’s driest regions, engineers are racing to turn humidity into a reliable tap, using materials that ...

Removing heavy metal pollutants from water could soon be easier than ever, thanks to an experimental new sponge. With just one treatment, the device brought contaminated water down to safely drinkable ...

There’s a good chance that there’s lead in your drinking water: A 2021 analysis from the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council found that 186 million Americans were drinking water with lead ...

Removing oil spills from bodies of water is a difficult business, with various approaches having met with mixed results over the years. Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Forestry believe they may ...

Innovative system can fight climate change in the long run by making optimum use of rainfall Water as a resource is irreplaceable. Yet heavy rainfall can become a disaster even in modern cities if ...

A new device cleans beachfront waters of harmful chemicals and waste. May 26, 2008 — -- Sparkling waters and pristine beaches are part of summer fun, but keeping oceans clean has become ...

In the past decade or two, we’ve seen the rise of a whole stable of environmentally friendly sponges—plant-based cellulose ones, recyclable silicone ones, natural loofahs—but here’s a different, and ...