Many diverse ecosystems rely on groundwater for a stable water supply. Species can rely directly or indirectly on groundwater for some or all their water requirements, depending on a multitude of ...

NASA researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions and one- to three-month U.S. forecasts of each product. While maps of ...

Combining direct measurements with artificial intelligence methods, a new map estimates groundwater depth across the continental United States at a resolution of around 30 meters (98 feet). How much ...

Where hidden water tables meet the Earth’s surface, life can thrive even in the driest locations. Offering refuge during times of drought, shallow groundwater aquifers act like water savings accounts ...

A Bay Area representative and other federal lawmakers mounted a push on Tuesday for action on groundwater rise, which they warned will worsen flooding across the United States in the decades to come, ...

Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before. It's not easy to determine how much water there is ...

A collaboration of scientists from NASA and Brazilian research institutions has produced a detailed picture of groundwater ...