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Illustration from the study.
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The Unexplored Microbial Life in Subterranean Estuaries

by Marguerite A. Xenopoulos 28 March 202427 March 2024

A new study reveals that microbial life in subterranean estuaries is threatened by anthropogenic activities.

Monitoring equipment sits atop a well.
Posted inNews

Groundwater Levels Are Dropping Around the World

by Katherine Bourzac 14 February 202414 February 2024

Well data from around the world show declines driven by water use and climate change.

Close-up view of a slimy-looking deep purple microbial mat with lighter-colored splotches
Posted inFeatures

Modern Microbial Mats Offer Glimpses of Other Times and Places

by Bopaiah A. Biddanda, Anthony D. Weinke, Ian P. Stone, Steven A. Ruberg and Phil A. Hartmeyer 12 January 202412 January 2024

Comprising diverse groups of microbes, isolated but globally scattered mat ecosystems like those in Lake Huron may be analogues of life on early Earth and in other exotic environs.

A silhouetted, partially transparent image of a hand passing a baton to another hand overlays a photo of an arid, cracked desert land surface with a narrow pool of water in the center.
Posted inScience Updates

Accelerating Toward Water Security

by Eddy Moors, Charles J. Vörösmarty, Graham Jewitt and Anthony D. Cak 22 December 202322 December 2023

Halfway through the United Nations’ push for sustainable development, there is backsliding on the goal of “clean water and sanitation for all.” Water experts and stakeholders are out to change this.

Foto de una casa que es más baja por un lado que por otro. La casa está cubierta de graffitis.
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La extracción de agua subterránea está causando el hundimiento de la CDMX

by Humberto Basilio 12 December 202314 December 2023

Investigadores aseguran que saber cuánta agua está siendo extraída es crucial para resolver la crisis de infraestructura y de abastecimiento de agua en la capital.

On a flooded street in Lagos, a yellow vehicle’s wheels are submerged in water, and people walk around the water on a sidewalk.
Posted inNews

Sinking Cities and Rising Waters

by Leigh Dorsey 8 December 20238 December 2023

Climate-driven sea level rise combines with land subsidence in some of Africa’s fastest-growing cities.

A group of people stand in a farm field listening to a field trip guide speak.
Posted inScience Updates

Finding Common Ground in the Field to Inform Science Policy

by Sunday Siomades, Blair Schneider and Andy Connolly 28 November 202327 February 2024

The Kansas Geological Survey’s annual Field Conference takes scientists, producers, legislators, and public officials around the state to spark conversation about natural resources.

A groundwater well in Gujarat, India
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Rates of Groundwater Depletion in India Could Triple by Midcentury

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 24 October 202324 October 2023

Climate change is contributing to crop stress associated with a growing demand for freshwater.

A rural road in Bandera, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, is flooded.
Posted inNews

Farming Is Intensifying Floods in the South American Plains

by Sofia Moutinho 10 August 202310 August 2023

The replacement of native vegetation by crops has raised groundwater levels in the Pampas, a new study suggests.

Photo of a house that is lower on one side than another. The house is covered in graffiti.
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Groundwater Pumping Is Causing Mexico City to Sink

by Humberto Basilio 5 May 202312 December 2023

Researchers say knowing how much water is being extracted is crucial for addressing infrastructure and water supply crises in the capital.

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