Groundwater is rarely static. Its level and flow change throughout the year due to rainfall patterns, temperature variation, irrigation, nearby construction activity, and natural drainage ...

How old is your water? It may seem like a peculiar question at first, but there are real implications to how long a drop of water has spent underground. Research suggests that the water cycle is ...

Groundwater is a key resource for water users in California’s Central Valley, a major agricultural hub with an economic output of tens of billions of dollars annually. Surface deformation in the ...

Bacteria in groundwater move in surprising ways. They can passively ride flowing groundwater. They can also actively move on their own in what scientists call "run and tumble" behavior. However, most ...

Groundwater is a critical resource in Southern California, where long-term drought and climate change place increasing pressure on local aquifers. Some regions, like the Hollywood Basin (a small ...

Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

Groundwater is a critical resource in Southern California, where long-term drought and climate change place increasing pressure on local aquifers ...