Researchers have identified another great reason to drink tea: it naturally purifies water. Researchers from Northwestern University have found that tea leaves absorb certain harmful metals from water, such as lead and cadmium, preventing us from ingesting them. The researchers emphasize that tea leaves shouldn’t replace water filters, but their work sheds light on how […]
Water Chlorination Might Be Raising Our Risk of Certain Cancers
An important tool for keeping our drinking water clean may be riskier than we thought. New research finds link between water chlorination and an increased risk of certain cancers. Scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden led the research, which is a review of past studies looking at chlorination and cancer. They found evidence that […]
Star Wars-Style Fog Collectors Could Provide Water to the World’s Driest Cities
With less than 0.04 inches of rainfall each year, cities in Chile’s barren Atacama Desert—one of the driest places in the world—collect their water from ancient underground water sources. Now, researchers have identified another simple method that could help address water scarcity. An international team of researchers in Chile has tested the viability of a […]