Elevated sodium in groundwater was associated with increased blood pressure and odds of hypertension, especially among Asian people and those living in coastal areas, according to a new meta-analysis.

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil ...

La Niña—a climate phenomenon characterized by unusually cool sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical ...

Risk factor comparable to low physical activity, researcher suggests ...

Stronger El Niño events are more likely when springtime surface waters in the western Pacific Ocean become unusually salty, a ...

For most people, salt is something to see on their plate, not in their tap. But a global analysis suggests that drinking ...

A thought-provoking review led by an international team of researchers reveals the critical, yet poorly studied role of salinity in a changing ocean and coastline. The study underlines how changes in ...

Changes in ocean salinity over the second half of the 20 th Century are consistent with the influence of human activities and inconsistent with natural climate variations, according to a new study led ...

March 12, 2009 In 1748 the monk/physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet exploded a wine-filled pig's bladder when he submerged it in a trough of water (What did he think would happen?). The resulting discovery ...

Western Australian landholders and the Government are gearing up for a significantly bad year for salinity following heavy rains during summer. Dryland salinity near the surface of soil can inhibit ...