A new cheap, lightweight sponge-like gel can quickly and efficiently disinfect drinking water for disaster victims.

The newfound aquifer contains enough water to quench Kenya for decades to come.

This little solar powered device can take the guesswork out of SODIS water treatment, showing when the resulting water is safe to drink.

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.

The ÖKO Odyssey water bottle actually has six functions!

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.

It's time we made water bottles part of our every day carry (EDC) kit. This handy little bottle squishes down small enough to go everywhere you do.

The bigger question: why is the industry playing into the hands of the anti-fracking activists?

National almond, walnut and pistachio crops are very thirsty, and predominantly grown in drought-stricken California; if you’re looking for alternatives, consider these.

Radioactive uranium occurs naturally in soils but farming techniques may be causing it to dissolve into groundwater

You may love the energy kick from coffee, but too much can be a bad thing. Try some of these greener, cleaner-burning 'fuels' that will wake you up, nourish your body, and keep you going longer.

You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body.

This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent.

Times they are a changin'

Burning fossil fuels puts out a lot more than just CO2.

And it couldn't come a moment too soon.

A Toronto city councillor is going to try.

We are going backward, not forward.

It seems that the biggest Saudi field is losing its punch.

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?

A 1.5-degrees-Celsius warmer world would bring bigger gusts of wind more regularly.

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

Hear me out...

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.

Despite progress on many fronts, climate commentators and activists are increasingly owning up to their fears.

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

That's more underwater than usual.

Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that.

Along with climate-killing CO2, there are a lot of people-killing pollutants. Perhaps we should change our message.

The harshest snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard will remain as frequent in a warming world.

Trump would rather keep humans out of the country than saltwater.

A new study suggests we look to the past for guidance on how to cope going forward.

With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice.

How can we be moving away from fossil fuels and spending billions on building pipes for them at the same time?

Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change.

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.

It's time for some fareness.

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.

Where have I seen this movie before?

A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone.

These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population.

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.

A lesson in what happens when the humans disappear.

What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it?

The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter.

Consider these blushing beauties a love letter from Mother Nature.

The Swedish activist is 'delighted' that the new-to-science species will bear her name.

When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic.

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact.