Scientists report the first conclusive discovery of the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our Solar System.

The World Bank approved on June 28 a US$50 million loan to help Uruguay expand water and sanitation services to reach more residents in the country's smaller towns and cities as well as improve the efficiency and sustainability of water and sanitation services.

Drinking Water Utility Secures Honor at American Water Works Association's Annual Conference and Exposition

World Bank Supports Second On-Farm Irrigation Project

Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued new guidance for the protection of wetlands and bodies of water protected under the Clean Water Act.

Britain's United Utilities announced a 16 percent increase in year profit on Tuesday. The company also announced about putting its electricity distribution assets up for sale. Profit before tax equaled to 561 million pounds ($1.12 billion) in the year to March 31, compared to 484 million a year earlier.

Multi-year Partnership Announced with WWF to Conserve and Protect Freshwater Resources

Groupe Danone SA, which has faced difficulties with its joint venture partners in China and India, said Wednesday that Chinese authorities seized five containers of Evian water bottles in February because of concern over high bacteria levels.

Acquiring Glaceau Gives Coca-Cola North America a Leading Brand in Fast-Growing Enhanced Water Category. Transaction to be Accretive to Coca-Cola Earnings Per Share in First Full Year. Glacéau to Operate as Separate Business Unit within Coca-Cola North America.

Pure Water America Predicts Revolutionary Water Treatment Technology Will Play Major Role Averting Global Water Crisis

With a nod to one of nature's best surface chemists-an obscure desert beetle-polymer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a convenient way to construct test surfaces with a variable affinity for water, so that the same surface can range from superhydrophilic to superhydrophobic, and everything in between.

Runners in London Marathon may be tempted to down several litres of water to keep their cool and achieve their best time, but large fluid intake does not achieve either, according to a sports scientist from the University of Exeter.