Human activities are making the globe saltier, specifically in our soils, freshwater and air, according to a study released Tuesday in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. The excess salt ...

Watch out for these sneaky sources of salt. March 2, 2014— -- intro: You already know snack foods like chips, crackers, and pretzels pack a lot of salt. But even if you don't eat those, you may ...

Salts that de-ice roads, parking lots and sidewalks keep people safe in winter. But new research shows they are contributing to a sharp and widely rising problem across the U.S. At least a third of ...

A recent study led by University of Maryland researchers found that streams and rivers across the United States have become saltier and more alkaline over the past 50 years, thanks to road deicers, ...

Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that children who most prefer high levels of sweet tastes also most prefer high levels of salt taste and that, in general, children prefer ...

Everyone knows that the seas are salty because, while water evaporates, the salt doesn’t. But why don’t our seas keep getting saltier? Actually, they have been getting—at least over the course of ...

Parts of Utah's Great Salt Lake are 10 times saltier than the ocean. But the lake is host to plenty of life, including salt-loving microbes that can turn the lake's water bubblegum pink. Bonnie Baxter ...

According to the FDA, the average American eats 3,400 mg of sodium a day, despite the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommending less than 2,300 mg per day. Moving down to roughly a teaspoon of ...

The surface waters of the North Atlantic are getting saltier, suggests a new study of records spanning over 50 years. And this might actually be good news for the effects of climate change on global ...

Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro could change your sense of taste (Image Source: Freepik) New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in ...

North America's freshwater lakes are getting saltier due to development and exposure to road salt. A study of 371 lakes reports that many Midwestern and Northeastern lakes are experiencing increasing ...

Infusing a saltier saline solution during and after surgery decreases overall complication rate for a complex procedure, research shows. “This relatively minor change in intravenous fluids has had a ...