Folic acid in table salt prevents birth defects
Fortifying table salt with folic acid could help prevent serious birth defects like spina bifida and anencephaly, researchers report.
Our overuse of salt is a ‘slow-moving train wreck’
Human activities are making Earth’s air, soil, and freshwater saltier, which could pose an existential threat if current trends continue.
Our overuse of salt is a ‘slow-moving train wreck’
Human activities are making Earth’s air, soil, and freshwater saltier, which could pose an existential threat if current trends continue.
Eating lots of salt may raise your risk of diabetes
People at risk for type 2 diabetes may already know to avoid sugar, but they may want to skip the salt as well.
Table salt is really good at recycling plastic
Sodium chloride, simple table salt, offers a safe, inexpensive, and reusable way to recycle plastic waste, new research shows.
Salt on Itokawa asteroid suggests liquid water
A large population of asteroids hurtling through the solar system may not be as dry as previously thought, salt grains on an asteroid show.
Are Europa’s streaks a frozen mix of water and salt?
A frozen mix of water and table salt created in a lab on Earth could explain the red streaks crossing the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
A little more salt may keep batteries from catching fire
Adding more salt to a polymer-based electrolyte can keep batteries working without catching fire when heated to over 140 degrees F.
How plants reroute their roots to avoid salt
New research pins down what happens in plants as they change the direction of their growing roots to avoid salty soil.
How plants reroute their roots to avoid salt
New research pins down what happens in plants as they change the direction of their growing roots to avoid salty soil.