Using zero liquid discharge to increase water recovery from desalination is an emerging method to combat water scarcity, but has its own drawbacks. Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising ...

The best-tasting water I’ve ever drank was produced beneath the ocean’s surface aboard the USS Maryland, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. Making potable water from seawater on a sub is a ...

Conflict and extreme weather could threaten large desalination plants that supply water to the region. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology ...

Water scarcity remains one of the most pressing global challenges, affecting over two billion people worldwide. With population growth and climate change further exacerbating this problem, scientists ...

As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns, and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water. Desalination, which is the process of removing salt ...

Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep below the ocean’s surface. OceanWell’s planned ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Recent attacks in the Middle East on desalination plants, facilities that remove salt ...

A dangerous precedent is being set in Trump’s new Middle East war: targeting critical and highly vulnerable desalination plants that provide vital freshwater resources for the region. Two such attacks ...

Here’s what you should know about this increasingly important water source. When I started digging into desalination technology for a new story, I couldn’t help but obsess over the numbers. I’d known ...

Climate change is making water scarcer. A promising method to combat this problem is desalination technology because it can tap seawater. Though desalination has potential, it also brings risks with ...