Evaporation in porous media is a critical process influencing a range of environmental and engineering systems. The interplay between water evaporation, heat transfer and salt crystallisation drives ...

Light can evaporate water. At least that seems to be the case, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The new study posits that light can ...

We all know that water evaporates when the temperature climbs, but researchers have just shown that there's another factor at play. The breakthrough could solve long-standing atmospheric mysteries and ...

A new solar device converts salt water into drinking water without the need for external energy, offering fast and stable desalination.

In Los Angeles, “Super Scooper” planes are dumping ocean water on the raging wildfires. But using seawater has downsides Patrick Megonigal, Associate Director of Research, Smithsonian Environmental ...