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Woman drinking a bottle of water.

Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia: Causes and Risks of Sodium Imbalance

By Cari Nierenberg published

Why is keeping the balance of sodium in our bodies so important?

Health
An image on the left shows the iced-over Bering Sea this time of year in 2014. On the right is the Bering Sea melted as of Sunday, March 31.

The Bering Sea Should Be Frozen Right Now. It Isn't.

By Rafi Letzter published

We're witnessing a catastrophic shift in our planet's sea ice. Here's what the latest chapter means for you.

Rivers & Oceans
Glasses of orange juice and water.

A Woman Consumed Only Juice and Water for Weeks. Now, She May Have Brain Damage.

By Rachael Rettner published

A woman in Israel may have irreversible brain damage after drinking only juice and water for three weeks, according to news reports.

Mind
"Thirst neurons" light up in the subfornical organ of the brain.

How Does the Body Know When to Stop Drinking Water?

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Too little or too much water can be dangerous for the body.

Mind
Abstract image of water droplets.

Supercomputers Solve a Mystery Hidden Inside Merging Water Droplets

By Rafi Letzter published

Weird things happen when water droplets smash into each other.

Computing
Homes are inundated by floodwater from the Pecatonica River on March 18, 2019, in Freeport, Illinois.

What's Behind the Massive Midwestern Floods: 2 Giant Waves of Water

By Rafi Letzter published

Here's why vast swaths of Nebraska, Missouri, and other Midwestern states are drowning.

Flooding
Water molecules detach from the surface of the moon when it gets too hot and float to colder areas of its surface and thin atmosphere.

Water Molecules Bounce Around the Moon. Here's Why.

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

It's too hot to sit still

The Moon
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WATCH: First-Ever Footage of a Lizard Breathing Underwater

By Mindy Weisberger published

Lizards can't breathe underwater — or can they?

Lizards
earth and the sun concept

Water Deep in Earth's Core May Come from Dust Swirling Around the Sun

By Mindy Weisberger published

The source of some of Earth's first water may be gas left over from the sun's birth.

The Sun
ice cave

A Deadly, Fast-Spreading Form of Super-Ice Could Be Killing Off Alien Life-Forms

By Rafi Letzter published

Ice that forms at a speed faster than sound could be ripping life on alien planets to shreds before it even has a chance to get going.

Extraterrestrial Life
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