Healthy soil acts like a sponge, but new research shows farming practices can damage its ability to store water and protect ...

A video by a University of Reading meteorologist that claims to show how soil absorbs rainwater went viral on multiple social media platforms in early August. In the video, the meteorologist put a cup ...

This causes the absorbed water to evaporate from the material and collect in a container, ready for drinking. Researchers found that in laboratory tests, the material could release nearly all its ...

The male desert sandgrouse might not be much to look at, but his belly feathers give him the unique ability to absorb and carry water. Researchers have, for the first time, closely examined the ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...