Traditional irrigation canals, or acequias, could help balance the water supply during droughts — if they are protected.

As dams built in the mid-20th century age and risk failure during major rainstorms, rural areas consider hard choices.

A federal judge last month handed a major victory to opponents of water fluoridation, capping a seven-year legal battle over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect the ...

Daniel J. Levitin's “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord” explores the many ways music can help heal our bodies and minds.