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SummaryAs water shortages on the Colorado River become more dire, researchers are beginning an innovative campaign in the Rocky Mountains to better understand how high-elevation precipitation becomes surface water for 40 million people…

Gas and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the United States, such as this site in California, raise concerns about possible chemical pollution of surface water and groundwater sources.PHOTO: DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGESUnconventional oil…

Although water is a copiously studied solvent, its role in mediating gas phase reactions remains uncertain and hard to determine precisely. Neeman et al. reexamined a previous report that water complexation accelerates the gas phase…