Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 18—Worldwide, natural resource agencies and officials have counted the number of shared groundwater aquifers flowing beneath ...

A map showing total water storage change in cubic kilometers for 14 major aquifers over 15 years based on satellite data. A study led by The University of Texas at Austin used the data to examine how ...

I’m pretty sure I learned about aquifers in a middle school classroom during a science unit on the water cycle. But, like most people, I’ve entirely forgotten what I learned or didn't pay close ...

Three decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater -- the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation -- can threaten food production amid ...

Central Texas could see unprecedented water restrictions later this year as rapid growth and lack of steady rainfall puts a massive strain on aquifers.

Few things are taken for granted in modern society as much as tap water. Fresh, drinkable water is available at the twist of a knob or the turn of a wrist. Residents often are unaware of the resources ...

Groundwater is declining across Eastern Washington's complex, interconnected aquifer system, as people draw on it for irrigation, drinking and other uses at a pace that threatens its sustainability, ...

A hybrid map outlining the county’s new border of the Casper Aquifer overlay zone was selected by the Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday at its regular meeting. All four of the ...

Beneath the vast, golden fields of America's Great Plains lies a secret that most people have never heard of - and one that affects what ends up on dinner tables across the entire country. An enormous ...

Researchers at LSU have mapped a section of the water-containing sand layers of the Southern Hills Aquifer, something that can prove invaluable to the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission ...

Worldwide, natural resource agencies and officials have counted the number of shared groundwater aquifers flowing beneath the U.S.-Mexico border at 11, a Texas A&M AgriLife press release detailed. New ...