New research confirms that drastic changes in ocean salinity from, for example, severe freshwater flooding, as recently experienced off the coast of north-east Queensland from abnormal monsoonal ...

Coral in the world’s oceans is under pressure from several fronts. Scientists have now found that when salinity levels in the ocean change dramatically, which may occur because of freshwater flooding, ...

Soils have a natural characteristic called the cation exchange capacity (CEC) that allows them to hold (and exchange) cations (e.g., Ca+2 or Na+). These cations are held tight enough on the CEC that ...

The discovery of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is considered by many to be the most important change in the energy sector since the introduction of nuclear-generated electricity more ...

The salt concentration in the world’s oceans (around 3.5 per cent) has declined over millions of years, although it has increased more recently by a negligible 0.02 per cent on average since the 1950s ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Environmental advocates rounded out Winter Salt Week by taking a look at salt concentrations in Madison. The week is put on by Wisconsin Salt Wise. Representatives from that group as ...