Groundwater : Discovery News

Wanna Nuke Waste Site?

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Jan 26, 2012 02:29 PM ET | 0

A panel suggests towns volunteer to host dumps that would last for generations. Read more

Floods Show What Lies Ahead for Sinking Bangkok

Posted Mon Nov 7, 2011 09:12 AM ET | 0

The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking and the floods in Bangkok could be merely a foretaste of a grim future as climate change makes its impact felt. Read more

Shale-Gas Drilling Contaminating Drinking Water

Posted Wed May 11, 2011 09:31 AM ET | 0

Methane leaks are contaminating drinking water near shale gas drilling sites in the northeastern United States. Read more

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Re-Using 'Graywater:' Next Step in Conservation?

Posted by Jessica Marshall Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:51 AM ET | 0

Don't throw out that bathwater, say conservationists, who argue up to 80 percent of household water could be reused. Read more

Hungary Toxic Sludge Spill Reaches Danube

Posted Wed Oct 6, 2010 11:33 PM ET | 0

Hungary's toxic sludge spill, which has killed four people, reached the Danube river Thursday, threatening to contaminate the waterway's entire ecosystem. Read more

Groundwater Levels Draining Fast

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:44 AM ET | 0

These fast-shrinking subterranean reservoirs are essential to daily life and agriculture in many regions. Read more

Spate of Sinkholes Open Up in Florida

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Fri Feb 5, 2010 04:05 AM ET | 0

Freezing weather has led to a series of new sinkholes swallowing up strawberry fields and threatening highways and homes in Florida. Read more

Tidal Tremors May Predict Giant Quakes

Posted by Michael Reilly Tue Jan 5, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Could the tides signal the approach of the next major earthquake? Read more

Drinking Water Wells Contaminated with Zinc

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Oct 27, 2009 07:00 AM ET | 0

Zinc might be seeping into people's drinking water, getting into their brains, and causing problems with learning, memory, stress and more. Read more

Mars Lake Held as Much Water as Lake Champlain: Discovery News

Posted Thu Jun 18, 2009 02:17 PM ET

Nestled in a valley near the Martian equator, scientists have discovered the striking remnants of an ancient lake. Read more

Sweeteners Linger in Groundwater: Discovery News

Posted Fri May 22, 2009 05:20 AM ET

After tickling the tongue, artificial sweeteners pass through our bodies and end up in wastewater virtually unchanged. Read more

Mercury Reaches Ocean Fish Via Algae: Discovery News

Posted Tue May 19, 2009 07:13 AM ET

Mercury emissions from human sources make their way from the atmosphere into ocean fish with a helping hand from circulating algae. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Dec 24, 2008 06:29 AM ET

Well water of the tiny Canadian town of Gypsumville, Manitoba (population 65) has been poisoned by an extraterrestrial. The invader: A meteorite which struck down nearby almost a quarter-billion years ago, creating the 25-mile-wide (40-kilometer)... Read more