There’s nothing quite like taking a dip in the ocean in the summertime. Sand, sunshine and the smell of salt water are practically staples when the weather gets warm. The only thing that’s unpleasant ...

They used instruments lowered through a drilled hole. Scientists make concerning discovery while studying ocean hidden under ice — here are the details first appeared on The Cool Down.

A recent study reveals that oceans duringEarth’s Snowball Earth period may have reached the coldest temperatures ever ...

NASA’s new Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity of the ocean surface, providing an early glimpse of the mission’s anticipated discoveries. NASA’s new Aquarius ...

Since the saltiness of ocean surface waters is a key variable in the climate system, understanding how this changes is important to understanding climate change. Thanks to ESA’s Climate Change ...

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 ...

Cliff Ross notes that in stories and studies on human-caused climate change, most of the emphasis is on a rapidly warming world that is expected to only get hotter and hotter. That's fair enough, he ...

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

Elevated sodium in groundwater was associated with increased blood pressure and odds of hypertension, especially among Asian ...

If Americans have recently noticed a salty taste to their drinking water, winter weather might be to blame.

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