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Half of Young, American Kids Have Lead in Their Blood, Study Finds
More than 50% of the 1.1 million kids younger than 6 that were tested had some level of lead in their blood, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics.
Scientists Find Solar Systems Undergoing the Same Mysterious Process as Ours
A radioactive isotope profoundly affected the origin and evolution of our solar system. Now, scientists have spotted it in a system of budding stars.
These Villagers Walked Miles for Water. Then This NBA Player Came Along.
Basketball icon Kyrie Irving’s foundation built a water solar centre in a desert in Pakistan.
What It’s Like Surviving a Wildfire When You Live Off the Grid
The people of Sycan Forest Estates in the mountains of Oregon grow their own food, handwash their clothes, and rely on each other for help.
Why Millennials Have a Weird Relationship with Water
Our strange journey with hydration, from the Capri Sun and Kool-Aid of our youth to our current water bottle obsession
Longevity Noodles Recipe
If you don’t like slurping, you might want to try a different dish, because cutting these noodles into more manageable strands is considered bad luck.
Anti-Government ‘People’s Rights’ Group Is Mobilizing to Fight the Government Over Water
Ammon Bundy, known for his showdowns with federal authorities, has quietly organized a rapidly growing anti-government group known as the “People’s Rights.”
‘Everyone Loses’: The Government Is Rationing Water at the California-Oregon Border
A major drought has forced farmers and Indigenous tribes to compete for water in a situation nobody ever wanted.
Feds Indict Kansas Man for Allegedly Hacking Into Water Supply
A 22-year old allegedly hacked into a Kansas public water system and shut it down.
Scientists Collected Human DNA From the Air In a Breakthrough
The first reported collection of human and animal DNA from ambient air is a boon for researchers in forensic archeology, ecology, and population studies.
How to Really, Actually Remember to Drink Enough Water
It's 2021, and there's no excuse for being dehydrated when we've got self-cleaning water bottles and CBD electrolyte packets.
Texas Jails Were Freezing and Smelled Like Urine
“The air smells like urine. I hate saying this—but it’s like congealed piss in the toilets. It’s gross,” one prisoner at the Harris County Jail told VICE News.