Critics of data center development say the tech facilities threaten Michigan's arguably most abundant natural resource — fresh water.

To conclude our three-part analysis of the homeland security landscape, Homeland Security Today now presents the ...

Curious when the ocean freezes? Learn how salt affects freezing and why sea ice forms in only the coldest climates.

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

Explore the Salt Sculpture Park in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. Set in the world’s largest salt flat, these handcrafted sculptures ranging from pyramids to symbolic figures rise from the endless white ...

At extreme pressures and temperatures, water becomes superionic — a solid that behaves partly like a liquid and conducts electricity. This unusual form is believed to shape the magnetic fields of ...

New research shows salt in drinking water may raise blood pressure, especially in coastal regions where seawater mixes with ...

Utility companies and state officials are preparing for a forecasted ice storm that could bring down power lines and cause widespread outages. Officials across the eastern U.S. are concerned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Voter anger over surging electricity prices is spreading across the country and across partisan lines as energy-guzzling data ...

Voter anger over surging electricity prices is spreading across the country and across partisan lines as energy-guzzling data centers put increasing strain on the power grid and ratepayers' wallets.

New research suggests a hidden body of pressurized freshwater may lie beneath the Great Salt Lake’s playa, trapped below a ...