Driven by osmotic pressure, thermodynamic constraints, and system losses, desalination remains an energy-intensive process ...

EL PASO — The wind swept through El Paso one day in March, lifting a fine layer of dust that settled onto windshields, clothes and skin. The air was thick with haze from a dust storm. This border city ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit for the construction of a desalination plant in Corpus Christi's Inner Harbor. The plant is expected to produce up to 36 million gallons of treated ...

In this opinion piece, Heriot-Watt University Dubai’s Manjula Nair explores how energy-efficient reverse osmosis can support ...

Using zero liquid discharge to increase water recovery from desalination is an emerging method to combat water scarcity, but has its own drawbacks. Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising ...

For decades, the Monterey Peninsula has lived under the specter of water scarcity. Our local economy, environment, and quality of life have been held captive by an unsustainable reliance on the Carmel ...

For a world covered in oceans, getting a drink of water on Planet Earth can be surprisingly tricky. Fresh water is hard to come by even on our water world, so much so that most sources are better ...

The best-tasting water I’ve ever drank was produced beneath the ocean’s surface aboard the USS Maryland, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. Making potable water from seawater on a sub is a ...

Engineers have found a way to eliminate the fluid flow 'dead zones' that plague the types of electrodes used for battery-based seawater desalination. The new technique uses a physics-based tapered ...

Cyprus suffered its worst drought in 2025 since 1901. The seriousness of the situation came to a head during the last two-months, propelling the government this week into a state of emergency. The UN ...

(This story was updated to add new information and because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Correction: A previous version of this story misstated whether funding was authorized to continue ...