Tag: Water

Smog-Eating Algae is Helping to Control Air Pollution

Take a sample of air quality in any major city in the world during rush hour, and you'll likely find it's not the cleanest. Los Angeles is notorious for its smog as are Mexico City and Bejing, but scientist in Switzerland just may have a secret weapon -- algae. On a highway overpass in Geneva, Switzerland is a series of plastic tubes that contain a...

Science Proves Driving Lexus’ 2015 RC F is a Thrill Rush for the Human Body

Want to really get an extreme rush? Driver a Lexus RC F around a race track for a few laps at a high speed. You don't need science to tell you that having a sports car and a race track all to yourself is a recipe for a seriously fun adrenaline rush, but it's still fun to geek out on the auto thrill. To...
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13-Year-Old Indigenous Girl Nominated for Peace Prize Has an Important Message to the World

When did you first start thinking about how you might make the world a better place? Twenty-one? Eighteen? Maybe even fifteen? Autumn Peltier, an...

Panic Sets In: First Major City to Completely Run Out of Water

After 3 years of intense drought, Cape Town is likely to run out of water completely by mid-April 2018. Officials estimate that water pipes...

This New Water Filter Kills 99% of Bacteria & Helps Millions of People

Across the world, 663 million people do not have access to clean water. 1,000 children per day die due to preventable water and sanitation related...

We Can Now Turn Ocean Waves into Electricity and Fresh Water

An Australian company is on the brink of revolutionizing the green power movement with the latest version of its wave energy technology that harnesses...

You Can Now Refill your Water Bottle with Just Light and Air

A novel water bottle named Fontus refills itself with just light and air, using solar power and physics to turn water vapor into liquid. The...