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NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Planetary researchers announced a major discovery from the solar system’s Red Planet on Monday – patches of water frost equating to “60 Olympic-size swimming pools” have been detected on Mars. The thin yet widespread layers of water frost were discovered atop three of Mars’ Tharsis volcanoes, located […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Residents of Jackson and Flowood, Mississippi, have been advised to boil their water after routine water samples tested positive for E. coli, the state’s health department said Thursday. “Health officials strongly recommend that all water be boiled vigorously for one minute before it is consumed,” the Mississippi State Department […]

Tim Graham/Getty Images (GERMANTOWN, Tenn.) — A third section of Germantown, Tennessee, was allowed to resume drinking and using tap water Thursday, however, others remain under restrictions that have now been in effect for a week after it was discovered the water supply was contaminated with diesel fuel. The nightmare began for the city, a […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The amount of water stored in half of the largest lakes and reservoirs around the world is declining due to human activity and climate change, according to new research. While lake water storage can naturally fluctuate in response to local precipitation, direct human activities, such as damming and water […]

Sarah Rice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 60 million Americans may not know they’re drinking from toxic metal in present day, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The U.S. currently holds approximately 9.2 lead service lines underground, according to a recent survey released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As the U.S. faces crisis […]

ABC News (FLINT, Mich.) — Residents of Flint, Michigan, are facing yet another issue with the city’s embattled water system. Flint announced a citywide boil water advisory after a water main broke Friday morning, causing the pressure of the entire city’s system to drop below safe levels. Crews have been able to locate the damaged […]

Ruy Barbosa Pinto/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Water pressure has been restored to much of Jackson, Mississippi, but a precautionary boil water notice is still in effect as crews continue to look for leaks and make repairs on the city’s troubled water system, local and state officials said. “The far reaches of the system are […]