<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Water ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/water Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:24:53 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Californians have been using far less water than suppliers estimated — what does this mean for the state? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/californians-have-been-using-far-less-water-than-suppliers-estimated-what-does-this-mean-for-the-state wcWZo2phXeboeNWGDW3dHE Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:24:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Romans regularly soaked in filthy, lead-contaminated bath water, Pompeii study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/romans-regularly-soaked-in-filthy-lead-contaminated-bath-water-pompeii-study-finds VrnK2Neg77aaC6AUHLfKhA Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:40:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A rare condition caused a man to get 'scales' on his hands whenever he washed them ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/diagnostic-dilemma-a-rare-condition-caused-a-man-to-get-scales-on-his-hands-whenever-he-washed-them h68g7ijNJZGBD2YvbNFtV7 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:08:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why does boiling water have bubbles, except in a microwave? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/why-does-boiling-water-have-bubbles-except-in-a-microwave qsdxvxRwXbjBAUmpWhybKZ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-makes-first-3d-map-of-an-alien-planets-atmosphere FcVXiDg7x6QGvTwEavABV6 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:45:27 +0000 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:23:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/worlds-biggest-x-ray-laser-discovers-never-before-seen-type-of-ice-thats-solid-at-room-temperature NTSoyrRcFY9J3NeHJSzqqP Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:47:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insides ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/a-genuine-surprise-near-earth-asteroid-ryugu-once-had-flowing-water-that-transformed-its-insides QZzRqWupeMGkihqXvhd7vD Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:38:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hint ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/cataclysmic-crash-with-neighboring-planet-may-be-the-reason-theres-life-on-earth-today-new-studies-hint MRJ3nbEtWdvmjb3Fy8UApN Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:37:08 +0000 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:52:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists transform 'forever chemicals' in water into fluoride with new process ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-transform-forever-chemicals-in-water-into-fluoride-with-new-process JSiEzwF45EwyUJUZWwrem6 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:02:00 +0000 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:37:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ How do frogs breathe and drink through their skin? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/frogs/how-do-frogs-breathe-and-drink-through-their-skin GaonyNNM6kTj4kjN7jaQrf Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do cats hate water? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/why-do-cats-hate-water bHtVNVwpyZdHpCCAcKu3c Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mystery of Mars' missing water could be solved by the planet's tipsy tilt ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/mystery-of-mars-missing-water-could-be-solved-by-the-planets-tipsy-tilt AGsiUGYnRDMtmLGZLC32Vc Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:28:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why is the Pacific Ocean so big? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/why-is-the-pacific-ocean-so-big LaDsiriP8bXWhmVDpEWnhS Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Long, dark 'streaks' spotted on Mars aren't what scientists thought ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/long-dark-streaks-spotted-on-mars-arent-what-scientists-thought 4mzhcynKKTxvyd9q8S26wi Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:16:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:07:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around a distant, sunlike star ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/james-webb-telescope-discovers-frozen-water-around-a-distant-sunlike-star GMMkJtoUY4BRCa6dqPSgwb Sat, 24 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 27 May 2025 15:11:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your fingers 'prune' the exact same way each time, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/your-fingers-prune-the-exact-same-way-each-time-study-suggests KhMDW48rsGKE7jXMGtz3sD Wed, 14 May 2025 17:26:09 +0000 Wed, 14 May 2025 23:31:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth may not have gotten its water how we thought, controversial meteorite study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/earth-may-not-have-gotten-its-water-how-we-thought-controversial-meteorite-study-suggests qjKG7E4tq5ZK6XCpBRurrD Mon, 05 May 2025 21:57:05 +0000 Tue, 06 May 2025 15:13:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microplastics have been in 'pristine streams' for half a century — what could that mean for human health? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/microplastics-have-been-in-pristine-streams-for-half-a-century-what-could-that-mean-for-human-health uGoo2Zr5rpD7ThXQFHFRcV Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:57:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Student accidentally creates 'shape-recovering liquid' that's an exception to the laws of thermodynamics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/student-accidentally-creates-shape-recovering-liquid-thats-an-exception-to-the-laws-of-thermodynamics vamRCvzB3YdTgPCbsWXnya Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:14:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:37:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the oldest lake on Earth? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/whats-the-oldest-lake-on-earth YujPRyfAZBHHcnJCpvSNwG Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/the-universes-water-is-billions-of-years-older-than-scientists-thought-and-may-be-nearly-as-old-as-the-big-bang-itself BG2aVS5ihYWudJeqWmp9QQ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:44:20 +0000 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuel ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-spot-water-molecules-flipping-before-they-split-and-it-could-help-them-produce-cheaper-hydrogen-fuel 7EGDQJiiKoVVKFEieH2ebi Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:07:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA rover discovers liquid water 'ripples' carved into Mars rock — and it could rewrite the Red Planet's history ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-rover-discovers-liquid-water-ripples-carved-into-mars-rock-and-it-could-rewrite-the-red-planets-history 6fANzRNkM3J3TzXWuy6z6E Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover hidden 'plumbing' that's driving Antarctic ice sheet into the ocean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/scientists-discover-hidden-plumbing-thats-driving-antarctic-ice-sheet-into-the-ocean REPzHzMY97NqAm4gaxVLDX Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:54:52 +0000 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:24:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is alkaline water, and does it have any benefits? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/what-is-alkaline-water-and-does-it-have-any-benefits KiNT8yidGV3grtMWrR5HhX Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/1st-supernovas-may-have-flooded-the-early-universe-with-water-making-life-possible-just-100-million-years-after-the-big-bang gTeeo2BRoRB7GQiw9B3SC6 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:01:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stark 'drought' maps reveal just why wildfires have blazed through Los Angeles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/wildfires/stark-drought-maps-reveal-just-why-wildfires-have-blazed-through-los-angeles 5dNxeGKF9SqvSxWb6DbKY7 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:53:36 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the best way to kill norovirus, the 'stomach bug'? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/whats-the-best-way-to-kill-norovirus-the-stomach-bug G9VibebRgZN8MUNxYT59cR Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:05:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:52:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do we add fluoride to drinking water, and is it safe? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/why-is-fluoride-added-to-drinking-water Mhmmf7eCvxUzmi6wB2iWf Sat, 28 Dec 2024 05:00:30 +0000 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:28:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Comets played a 'major' role in making life on Earth possible, new study hints ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/comets-played-a-major-role-in-making-life-on-earth-possible-new-study-hints YMHSesHGUQ7qZxY85mY9D7 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:51:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A harbinger of what's to come:' NASA satellites show massive drop in global freshwater levels ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/a-harbinger-of-whats-to-come-nasa-satellites-show-massive-drop-in-global-freshwater-levels PE4MH7NEj5PvNHaHcaN5z5 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:25:27 +0000 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:20:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch atoms fuse into world's 'smallest bubble' of water in 1st-of-its-kind 'nanoscale' video ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/watch-atoms-fuse-into-worlds-smallest-bubble-of-water-in-1st-of-its-kind-nanoscale-video Jib8phriV7c97hEsgVhx34 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:53:49 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why does drinking water feel so good when you're thirsty? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/why-does-drinking-water-feel-so-good-when-youre-thirsty R3RtPhzLdi7J57ZaoKxh5W Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Brain-eating' infections could become more common, scientists warn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/brain-eating-infections-could-become-more-common-scientists-warn 7h2aP4ZgjjHKzbmQ5pRYNL Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:32:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Shapeshifting rusty river winds through Madagascar's 'red lands' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/earth-from-space-shapeshifting-rusty-river-winds-through-madagascars-red-lands mxLt7wTwripyCx9JoWhYe6 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:00:06 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Molecule responsible for robbing Venus of its water may finally have been identified ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/venus/molecule-responsible-for-robbing-venus-of-its-water-may-finally-have-been-identified XAZKjm4nHYhqCPLdCPPA2Q Wed, 08 May 2024 19:43:54 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy' of icebergs in Arctic fjord ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/earth-from-space-mysterious-wave-ripples-across-galaxy-of-icebergs-in-arctic-fjord TQBjeGT9w7nZbqX3U3dKTm Mon, 06 May 2024 07:00:51 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dying SpaceX rocket tears blood-red 'hole' in the sky over Texas — again ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/dying-spacex-rocket-tears-blood-red-hole-in-the-sky-over-texas-again cicTJiTAURvd4rkc5BTG2e Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:33:33 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ East Africa's Lake Nakuru almost doubled in size in 13 years — and that's bad news for flamingos ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/east-africas-lake-nakuru-almost-doubled-in-size-in-13-years-and-thats-bad-news-for-flamingos m72iRknxfpVKDENiWkK7pV Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:01:39 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:18:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life and minerals unseen on Earth, scientists reveal in 1st comprehensive analysis ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-bennu-contains-the-building-blocks-of-life-and-minerals-unseen-on-earth-scientists-reveal-in-1st-comprehensive-analysis Y3ZPK3NUrWeoLkA2k6Ac4d Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Opposites attract? Not in new experiment that finds loophole in fundamental rule of physics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/opposites-attract-not-in-new-experiment-that-finds-loophole-in-fundamental-rule-of-physics REW2TaHZGz6Wto8EVj33Nn Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:46:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ How much water is in Earth's crust? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/how-much-water-is-in-earths-crust ijTrKEzy2zDYGGLhaHgjac Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lake ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/this-is-weird-experts-shocked-by-record-breaking-longevity-of-death-valleys-phantom-lake 8SeonWj6yg8pQHyHfqDvhX Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:15:31 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Ice printing' tiny sculptures could help scientists engineer blood vessels ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/ice-printing-tiny-sculptures-could-help-scientists-engineer-blood-vessels hEFKFjvgiZxgLC7Z7tshtW Sat, 10 Feb 2024 13:00:24 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can humans sense wetness? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/can-humans-sense-wetness ciN2JCA6fhERuaZzf9Ku97 Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'What is that material?': Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeup ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/what-is-that-material-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-bennu-stumps-scientists-with-its-odd-makeup ssRxKvnJ8VZKJqYrjJKZre Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:22:18 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope finds water in roiling disk of gas around ultra-hot star for 1st time ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-finds-water-in-roiling-disk-of-gas-around-ultra-hot-star-for-1st-time-ever uLS6NtvBKoNvK3kiEnppVJ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:37:13 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why does ice float? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/why-does-ice-float 7wL78vn2LYcTkDgAaA2BX9 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 10:00:14 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trippy satellite map of North America's largest glacier shows off 'hidden lagoon' and other secrets ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/trippy-satellite-map-of-north-americas-largest-glacier-shows-off-hidden-lagoon-and-other-secrets PEsT7MHAhKqZXyUBWKsafY Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:53:37 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's biggest iceberg 3 times the size of New York City is finally escaping Antarctica after being trapped for almost 40 years ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/worlds-biggest-iceberg-3-times-the-size-of-new-york-city-is-finally-escaping-antarctica-after-being-trapped-for-almost-40-years N2h56Mgr2cpkhZj78NehFH Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:12:04 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:25 +0000