64% of bottled water comes from a tap

As communities around the world promote refill stations and water fountains over bottled water, it's worth revisiting a fact about bottled water: most of it is literally the same water we get out of our faucets.

Rooftop solar hydropanels harvest energy and drinking water

SOURCE panels can be installed atop any building just like a standard photovoltaic, but harvests drinking water in addition to solar energy.

Tap water from around the world contains tiny bits of plastic, survey finds

Tiny bits of plastic commonly come rushing out of water taps around the world, according to a new survey of 159 water samples collected from more than a dozen nations.

Solar-power system could provide clean drinking water in rural India for the first time

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have developed a photocatalytic material that purifies drinking water using the power of the sun.

This little black rectangle quickly and effortlessly disinfects water

A new device created harnesses the sun's light to disinfect water in 20 minutes flat.

Engineers develop hybrid nanomaterials to transform dirty water into drinkable water

A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has found a way to use graphene oxide sheets to transform dirty water into drinking water, a discovery it says could be a global game-changer.

Matt Damon is a Bigger Hero than 'Jason Bourne' Off-Screen

In real life, Matt Damon chases down the one thing every person needs, but can’t always get—clean water. Damon’s appearances worldwide for the Water.org charity have delivered danger-free drinking water to 4.3 million people in 12 countries.