Researchers recommend 'absolute minimum' safe zone of 600m between fracking and aquifers to minimise odds of contamination Controversial "fracking" for shale gas should only take place at least 600 metres down from aquifers used for water supplies, scientists said on Wednesday. A new study revealed the process, which uses high-pressure li...
A team of scientists has uncorked what may be the oldest water on the planet -- a sprawling reservoir buried deep beneath the Canadian Shield. And that water may even have a t...