Scientists from the University of Oregon and other research teams have found a massive underground aquifer hidden beneath the central Oregon Cascades — way bigger than anyone expected.

The well, wide enough to fall into, taps into the Ogallala aquifer, the immense underground freshwater basin that makes modern life possible in the dry states of Middle America. We have come to ...

In this study, the researchers used real river water rather than artificial water to simulate the periodic injection and ...

Should a developer be able to dump 1 million gallons of treated wastewater per day into the Helotes Creek, potentially threatening area aquifers that provide much of San Antonio's drinking water?

Aquifers are the primary source of drinking water for up to two billion people. To avoid overexploitation, lengthy renewal periods of some aquifers must be taken into account. The lengthy ...