WATER

A Coast Guardsman died Sunday after a "suspicious" boat rammed his small vessel off the coast of Southern California, an official said.

A group of scientists from NASA, the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nev., the University of Illinois in Chicago and nine other institutions have discovered an ancient community of bacteria in Lake Vida, one the most remote lakes in Antarctica, nearly 65 feet beneath the icy surface.

Scientists have collected hard evidence that the tiny world closest to our Sun has at least one polar ice cap.

Once-cowed Myanmar villagers have forced a halt to a Chinese-owned mining project after relentless protests, making officials investigate their complaints.

Mercury has ice and materials known as "organics," according to surprising new findings announced Thursday afternoon by NASA, the United States space agency.

The U.S. and Mexico have agreed on new rules outlining the distribution of water from the Colorado River.

If you crave the solitude and serenity of an untouched paradise, here are 10 spots to match your wanderlust dreams.

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling about 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including the Prius hybrid car, due to problems with the steering mechanism and the hybrid system water pump.

The World Trade Center was relighted on Nov. 1, and construction resumed on Nov. 5.

If Frankenstorms like Hurricane Sandy are the new normal, New York City officials and residents can only wonder: how can the city guard against the next tempest?

Move over liquid nitrogen, the latest culinary sensation is smoked water. That’s right; water that’s been smoked for four days in an oak smokery may be the next big thing in food.

The search for missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has taken a turn after officials said the girl's backpack and water bottle were found today.

After spending close to a month and a half on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover has found compelling evidence that Mars once contained significant amounts of water.

Coca Cola Drops will be coming out in October to complement Coke's Dasani brand of bottled water.

Since most New York theater lovers will see, at best, one or two shows in any given week, the International Business Times weeded out the washouts to spotlight the best new options on the boards this week.

Yemen will receive $6.4 billion in foreign aid as it struggles to rebuild its economy following shaky political transition in the face of food and water shortages and ongoing internal conflicts with Al Qaeda militants in the south and Shiite insurgents in the north.

New York will be opening the world's largest ultraviolet, or UV, drinking-water disinfection plant in a couple of months, Scientific American reported Friday.

China estimates a total national investment of 372 billion USD to be spent in the next three and a half years on improving energy efficiency, strengthening pollution control and expanding recycling economy.

Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, may become the first in the world to run out of water. And that's on top of all the other problems in the Arab world's poorest, insurgency-torn country. Among the culprits, a popular narcotic plant

Traffic on the Mississippi River halted again Wednesday due to a grounded barge near Greenville, Miss., as the nation's main waterway falls toward a record low level because of the worst U.S. drought in over a half century.

Some are swapping sports drinks for coconut water, but new research says that coconut water is fine after light exercise, but the marathon runners and heavy lifters among us may want to stick with Gatorade.