Q: I’ve noticed two things about my lawn. First, there’s an area that is really green and much taller than the surrounding grass; and second, this same area is very soft. I know something is wrong, ...

Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...

Engineers from the University of Sheffield have developed a robot for inspecting water pipes and diagnosing cracks without digging. These miniature robots, also known as Pipebhas, have helped save ...

The efficient water tool features two high-precision ultrasonic sensors that send sound waves through your pipe and monitor ...

TULSA, Okla. — Winter's big freeze and thaw cycles can cause the ground to shift. It leads to pipes cracking, leaking or bursting. Pipes exposed to the cold can also freeze and burst. If it happens on ...

We all know lead exposure is harmful. It damages our brains, our kidneys and many organs besides. Lead exposure hurts not only individuals, especially children, but also entire societies, for instance ...

Jen Muggleton receives funding from the EPSRC and UK Water Industry Research. The UK is losing a staggering 3 billion litres of water each day through leaky pipes. The issue is not limited to the UK ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In recent years, the City of Houston lost billions of gallons of water due to pipe leaks. Officials attribute most of the leaks to old pipes, which they say are costly and ...

Minor water leaks are becoming more common on the Peninsula and taking longer to repair, largely because of a staffing shortage at Newport News Waterworks, the region’s water service provider.