Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Got a question about survival? Send it to Backpacker. I’ve always heard that hikers should “drink to their thirst,” but how long ...

It makes sense that water is important for living organisms since Earth's surface is about 71% covered by water. When you consider that two of the three most common elements in the human body make up ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

The vast majority of absorbent materials will lose their ability to retain water as temperatures rise. This is why our skin starts to sweat and why plants dry out in the heat. Even materials that are ...