Aquifers are underground layers of rock and sand that soak up water like a sponge and store or transmit it for use in ...

Shirley said when miners dig deep into the earth to retrieve sand, limestone or other resources, they eventually hit the ...

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

As communities across the Inland Northwest face increasing drought, population growth, and changing hydrologic conditions, ...

Every summer the US Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat, and corn, and maintain large herds of cattle and hogs. As the heat rises, ...

A stony outcropping of the sponge-like rock that makes up the Ogallala Aquifer is exposed in the hills high above Scott State Fishing Lake in Scott County, Kansas. The lake is spring-fed from water ...

A heavily discussed bill made its way through the state legislature with the goal to protect drinking water across Central ...

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 ...

Everyone living in and visiting Florida has an “aquifer footprint.” Your aquifer footprint is measured by the amount of groundwater you use and your individual contribution of nitrate-nitrogen to the ...