As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this ...

These dissolved salty minerals eventually reach the oceans, bringing 4 billion tons of salt to the sea each year. If the rivers carry salt, why aren’t they salty too? Rainwater dilutes the rivers and ...

An influx of salt from both land and sea and a warming world are condemning the world’s rivers, streams and estuaries to a “saltier future,” according to a new study led by University of ...

A recent analysis suggested salt concentrations from just south of the fault are similar to brackish water. Ocean water is about five times saltier than the groundwater near the fault. Baton Rouge ...

After fire hydrants ran dry during the wildfires in Los Angeles, listeners wondered why firefighters didn't just use ocean water to begin with. On this episode of Possibly, we explain the tradeoffs of ...

If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's ...

A theory involving a "mushy zone" of ice along the moon’s fissures could explain the enormous plumes erupting from its south ...

Ocean currents respond to changes in temperature, salt levels, wind patterns and sea ice extent. So the global ocean conveyor belt is vulnerable to climate change on multiple fronts. Previous ...

As the seasons change and the weather warms up, Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, is back on The Vet Blast Podcast to share ...

There are many ways to reduce plastic, and although it’s hard, it’s not impossible — that is plainly an excuse. We have to do ...