South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. "Access" from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean and safe for ...

In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...

In South Africa, a household gets 6,000 litres of free water a month. For a family of eight, this falls below the global ...

Despite the bottle going unnoticed on the way out, the passenger had to pay extra on her return as part of the baggage rules ...

Robust water-management strategies will be necessary to overcome discrepancies between water supply and demand in a warming ...

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

Financial mismanagement of taxpayer funds across municipalities is pushing many residents and businesses across South Africa ...

Lake Tarpon, the largest freshwater lake in the Tampa Bay area and home to some of the best bass fishing in the state, has ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

Water utilities in Altadena and Pacific Palisades are undertaking an arduous process of repressurizing their underground pipelines, testing for contaminants and attempting to flush them out.

Scientists have developed a technique for water alkalinity analysis that requires no specialized equipment, using only ...

A basic human need is access to clean, filtered water, and reverse osmosis systems are now the preferred option for homes ...