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 ...

Finding and fixing leaks in the home, yard and workplace is the focus of Fix-a-Leak Week, which starts Monday. The sponsor — the Environmental Protection Agency — says household leaks caused by faulty ...

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 ...