Read more water stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/891/water.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74004/nasa-finds-lots-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA NASA probe has turned up water on the moon. Lots of water. “We practically tasted it with the impact,” said a geologist. The discovery—made last month after the space agency blasted the probe into the moon to study the debris—raises the chances of one day setting up...http://www.newser.com/story/74004/nasa-finds-lots-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72898/radio-station-fined-16m-for-fatal-contest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Sacramento radio station has been ordered to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who died during its "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest. The woman, who was trying to win the game console for her three children, died of water intoxication after taking part in...http://www.newser.com/story/72898/radio-station-fined-16m-for-fatal-contest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 3:37:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72623/amnesty-israel-is-denying-palestinians-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael is guzzling the region's water supply to keep its farmland lush and its lawns green while many Palestinians struggle to get the bare minimum for life, according to an Amnesty International report. The report accuses Israel of using its "total control" over water supplies to discriminate against Palestinians in...http://www.newser.com/story/72623/amnesty-israel-is-denying-palestinians-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 3:58:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70592/tear-up-your-lawn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMatthew Fleischer has always hated lawns as wasteful and useless. But his hate is at a fevered pitch after reading about how the desire for lush green grass in literally draining states dry. America’s lawns and golf courses require about 200 gallons of water per citizen per day. We could...http://www.newser.com/story/70592/tear-up-your-lawn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70142/craft-find-traces-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere is indeed some water on the moon, with three different spacecraft seemingly putting to rest the scientific school of thought that the orb is bone-dry. Friday’s issue of the journal Science cites “unambiguous evidence” of either water (two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen) or hydroxyl (one of each)—and...http://www.newser.com/story/70142/craft-find-traces-of-water-on-moon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 20:00:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69394/lather-rinse-disinfect-the-showerhead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe showerheads of America are crawling with bacteria that can cause pulmonary disease in people with weakened immune systems, LiveScience reports. Around 20% of showerheads tested for a new study held significant levels of Mycobacterium avium , which can be suspended in air when water flows and be inhaled deep into...http://www.newser.com/story/69394/lather-rinse-disinfect-the-showerhead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 16:44:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68131/lets-start-paying-for-water-or-lose-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou may receive a water bill every month, but you’re not actually paying for water. You’re paying for the cost of service, and this free-rider problem is contributing to the worsening water crisis that threatens to dehydrate the US, author and law professor Robert Glennon argues in the Washington Post...http://www.newser.com/story/68131/lets-start-paying-for-water-or-lose-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 11:54:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67755/addictive-leaf-may-rob-yemen-of-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's no secret that Yemen loves khat—a leaf chewed to produce a mild, amphetamine-like effect. Nearly 90% of men and 25% of women indulge, and most families actually spend more on khat than food. The ramifications have been long chronicled, but Time points out a less obvious one emerging...http://www.newser.com/story/67755/addictive-leaf-may-rob-yemen-of-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 20:15:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65654/jellyfish-journeys-may-affect-climate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they...http://www.newser.com/story/65654/jellyfish-journeys-may-affect-climate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 8:57:28 CDT