The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to ...

Researchers at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment found that ocean saltiness can influence the strength of El Niño, a climate ...

For most people, salt is something to watch on their plate, not in their tap. But a global analysis suggests that drinking water itself could be an overlooked source of sodium and one that may quietly ...

If Americans have recently noticed a salty taste to their drinking water, winter weather might be to blame.

As India and Bangladesh renegotiate the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty, rising salinity in the Sundarbans exposes the cost of upstream river control. Women’s labour, mangrove collapse, and delta erosion ...

HealthDay News — Higher drinking water salinity is associated with elevated blood pressure and a higher risk for hypertension, according to a review published online Dec. 10 in BMJ Global Health.

There’s nothing quite like taking a dip in the ocean in the summertime. Sand, sunshine and the smell of salt water are practically staples when the weather gets warm. The only thing that’s unpleasant ...

Soil salinity threatens agricultural productivity across 30–35 percent of Egypt’s irrigated land, over 1.8 million hectares, ...

No, there’s not salt in your wine, but descriptors around "saline" come up a lot when talking about it. It’s time to unlock the mystery of salinity in wine. Lauren Buzzeo is the founder, editor, and ...