The recent identification of a novel molecular architecture of water, stabilized at a temperature close to our own but under ...

A new analysis of ancient grains of crystal embedded in rock from the Australian outback suggests Earth had dry land and fresh water some 4 billion years ago — a time when scientists had thought the ...

Unlike humans, plants aren't dramatic when they desperately need something. A purple begonia will not grunt or groan when agitated. A burgundy-hued rubber plant will not roll its eyes when dehydrated.

It’s a process so embedded in our daily lives that it’s easy to ignore. However, new research indicates there’s more to water evaporation than simply letting your towels dry in the sun after a day at ...

Scientists have identified the 19th form of water ice. The exotic, four-sided crystals of this rare ice variety, now dubbed ice XIX, form at ultra-low temperatures and ultra-high pressures. It only ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Watch water transform into a spiky, kaleidoscope of crystals at this Exploratorium exhibit. Typically, water freezes too slowly for us to appreciate its beauty. In the Watch ...

“By examining the age and oxygen isotopes in tiny crystals of the mineral zircon, we found unusually light isotopic signatures as far back as four billion years ago. This means fresh water on ...

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