There’s more fresh water hidden below Earth’s surface in underground aquifers than any other source besides the ice sheets. That groundwater plays a critical role for rivers worldwide ...

Researchers have long known there was some kind of aquifer ... in our science call the critical zone. It’s this near-surface layer where atmospheric processes interact with the solid earth.

Researchers have discovered an aquifer that was much bigger than ... who is volcanologist and professor of earth science at the University of Oregon and a part of the research team.

Ellsworth called the new method a revolutionary tool for studying aquifers. Gregory Beroza, a co-author and professor of Earth science at Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability, said the ...

Even though immense rains repeatedly pummeled California in 2023, they barely helped recharge aquifers drawn down ... and his team report February 13 in Science. To make that assessment, Ellsworth ...

Other mining companies already have the right to prospect for rare earth metals in the aquifer. Surina Esterhuyse and Anton Lukas are groundwater scientists and mining specialists. They say if ...