Have you ever seen a truck spraying the road before a winter storm and wondered what that mixture is? Right now, road crews ...

A recent study by geophysicists at Washington State University offers insight into how nutrients may reach the subsurface ...

Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep ...

Your browser does not support the video tag. A time-lapse video of ice melt working. These substances help keep roads and paths clear in the winter. Credit ...

Our editors' top picks to read today. Sea level rise may feel distant, but it’s happening now. The 1,100-acre C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir in Hillsborough County holds 15 billon gallons of ...

The airboat engine with long metal rods at the front sputtered to a stop as researchers stood ready with long nets off Tamiami Trail. In the afternoon sun, electrodes dipped into the shallow, ...

Rock salt, or sodium chloride, is widely used to prevent ice and reduce winter driving accidents, but scientists warn that its excessive application is causing environmental damage and contaminating ...

Rock salt, or sodium chloride, is widely used to prevent ice and reduce winter driving accidents, but scientists warn that its excessive application is causing environmental damage and contaminating ...

Plastic pollution can feel distant – until it shows up in places it shouldn’t, like human blood. Most plastics don’t truly go away. Instead, they break into microplastics that drift through oceans, ...

Fortunately, most drinking water is safe to drink. Here are a few contaminants to look out for, along with tips to test for and treat them. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing ...

As we’ve already experienced this year, winter in Illinois commonly means snow and ice. Though plowing and shoveling are the primary means of removing snow and ice where they aren’t wanted, deicing ...

With the onset of arctic temperatures and NBC News reporting cold temperatures and winter storm systems continuing to sweep across the U.S., it’s very likely that you’ll be waking up to find a yard ...