Urine is not just, as most of us believe, the excess water from food and liquids that goes through our intestines and is ejected from the body as "waste" after digestion. Truth is, it is much ...

In the not-too-distant future, astronauts could be drinking water harvested from their own urine, courtesy of a Dune-inspired system integrated into their spacesuit. If nothing else, it should ...

Astronauts help push the frontiers of space exploration and nourishment, and now NASA has refined a water-recycling system that lets them drink their own urine. A crucial life support system on the ...

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Dealing with a urinary tract infection (UTI) can be uncomfortable, but what you drink plays a crucial role in your recovery.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have made a groundbreaking accomplishment by reaching a 98% water recovery rate through a method that might make some people slightly ...

What just happened? NASA has announced that its astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have achieved a breakthrough by recovering up to 98 percent of all water they took to space by ...

Forward-looking: Dune's iconic stillsuits have served as the inspiration for a new prototype spacesuit that can convert astronauts' urine into drinkable water. Such a device would be a huge ...

Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to drink their own urine, thanks to a water filtration and recycling system that could be ready in time for NASA’s upcoming crewed missions to the moon. Waste ...