Certain world leaders might be dragging their feet on addressingclimate change, but in the meantime, Koen Olthuis and the rest of the Waterstudio crew are working on solutions that we can use today.

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The full bench of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in a case involving a controversial effort by Texas to crack down on illegal immigration. The case involves a floating ...

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The "Windcatcher" design concept, a wall of small wind turbines floating in the sea, from Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems (WCS), has officially received approval from a leading global ...

U.S. Border Patrol authorities enter the water of the Rio Grande in pursuit of migrants illegally crossing in Eagle Pass, Tex., in April 2019. The U.S. government is looking into the possibility of ...

Gov. Greg Abbott plans to install a stretch of buoys on the river that divides his state and Mexico in an attempt to hinder migrants from crossing into Texas. The Rio Grande is considered one of the ...

The Rio Grande, pictured along the border between Texas and the Mexican state of Coahuila. (On^ste82/Wikimedia Commons) “The U.S. government puts all sorts of buoys in the water that save lives by ...

Floating shelves may not appear sturdy since they are suspended on the wall from only one side, but if installed right, they can hold most objects without any problem. The key to this is using the ...

Q: I need your help solving a perplexing conundrum. I love all things old and have purchased a salvaged antique marble stone corner sink that I want to use as a powder-room lavatory. It already has a ...

Forward-looking: A new type of renewable energy facility could one day be providing power by using a massive wall of small wind turbines. A Norwegian company has been given certification for the ...