Deep in the Gulf of Mexico exists a so-called "Jacuzzi of Despair," a pool of oceanic water that kills anything that enters ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

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“For those without a bathtub, a foot soak can be just as effective,” Sabia said. “Simply find a container big enough to soak both feet in hot water, then add Epsom salts and lavender ...

One of the most significant environmental factors affecting plant growth, development and productivity is salt stress. The damage caused by salt to plants mainly includes ionic, osmotic and secondary ...

Can switching the salt in your shakers with K-salt or potassium chloride help in controlling your blood pressure and reducing your risk of heart diseases? The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its ...

Pageboy Productions has a non-exclusive development deal to create content for the main CTV network and streamer Crave north of the border. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Elliot Page’s ...

A moment of opportunistic brilliance from Finn Russell and Tom Carr-Smith saw Sale lose their unbeaten season’s run on home soil as Bath took a bonus-point win in the key Six Nations period of the ...

A Bronx mom is facing manslaughter charges for the drowning death of her 11-month-old girl last summer after investigators learned she left the infant unattended in a bathtub for more than 90 ...

And if you are out on the road, you may have noticed salt trucks’ more concentrated approach to salting the streets. Local 4’s Bryan Schuerman has more on how salt companies are dealing with ...

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