"This is an 'all-hands-on-deck' moment." Scientists issue alarming warning over worsening crisis that could impact billions ...

Groundwater serves as the lifeline of agriculture and human settlements in arid zones, yet it remains under severe threat due to overuse and decreasing replenishment. In the Middle Draa Valley, ...

Groundwater depletion is rapidly accelerating, creating areas of "mega-drying" in regions that heavily depend on groundwater for their drinking supplies.

Overuse of groundwater has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheets.

Findings show the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer in the Northern Territory, a critical water source, has experienced significant water loss since 2014, with the impacts visible from space.

A UC Riverside study has found that as land in California's Central Valley sinks due to excessive groundwater pumping, so do ...

New research from Arizona State University and NASA indicates Arizona's reliance on groundwater is in jeopardy, as ...

A study using NASA satellites found the Colorado River Basin is depleting rapidly, losing water equal to Lake Mead's capacity ...

Freshwater is disappearing from the world’s continents faster than ever before. New satellite data shows a clear and alarming ...

This story is the first part of a four-part series about three groundwater basins in Colorado. It was originally published by ...

Now, a new study that examines the world’s total supply of fresh water — accounting for its rivers and rain, ice and aquifers ...