Got a question about survival? Send it to Backpacker. I’ve always heard that hikers should “drink to their thirst,” but how long does it take for the body to absorb water into the system after ...

Every evening during the summer of 2020, Xingyi Zhou went up to the roof of her lab building at the University of Texas at Austin to check on two plastic boxes containing radish plants. Plants in one ...

Water can be absorbed within minutes of ingestion. Your kidneys are always active, so any water your body doesn’t need will come out via urine or sweat. This happens much faster than it takes solid ...

Storms over the Southern Ocean help the ocean absorb more heat. Climate models may miss this, which affects future climate ...

Contrary to common belief, the greenhouse effect may have more to do with water in our atmosphere than gases such as carbon dioxide Extreme variations in local weather and the seasons make it easy for ...

Certain common behaviours can significantly lower how much of the vitamins and minerals you consume actually get into your ...