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 ...

Using ocean observations and a large suite of climate models, scientists have found that long-term salinity changes have a stronger influence on regional sea level changes than previously thought.

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why ...

A research team led by Prof. Wan Yinhua at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative mix-charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane featuring ...

The Great Salt Lake is getting saltier, creating a serious threat to the ecosystems and the economies that depend on it. New research examines the trajectory the two halves of the lake might take on a ...

Agricultural researchers say iirrigated agriculture in the Central Valley is at risk due to the lack of fresh water. The long-term viability of irrigated agriculture in California's highly productive ...

An Argo ocean float was lost in the Antarctic for months under the Denman and Shackleton ice shelves, and it returned with ...

Salinity is one of the most damaging agro-environmental problems limiting the growth and development of plants. A large network of canals which is under irrigation use is thought to be responsible for ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bangladesh is the fourth-highest rice-producing country in the world, but much of that production is threatened by salinity. More than 30% of the ...

Runa Akter, a resident of the coastal village of Padmapukur in Bangladesh, recalls her ordeal of coping with a shortage of safe drinking water which nearly claimed the life of her unborn baby. She ...