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salts & sodium

Big chamber where scientists were able to conduct the mud experiments
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Salt May Be Key to Martian Mudflows

by Larissa G. Capella 9 April 2025

Mars probably has mud volcanoes, and salt might be the ingredient that keeps the flow going.

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Asteroid Samples Suggest a Solar System of Ancient, Salty Incubators

by Molly Herring 2 April 20252 April 2025

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early solar system.

Diagram
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Coastal Dynamics Revealed by Satellite Salinity Data

by Yuanlong Li 11 February 20257 February 2025

One decade of high-quality satellite salinity observations provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.

Photo of researchers deploying an Argo float.
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Are Rogue Argo Floats Skewing Ocean Salinity Data Products?

by Lei Zhou 19 November 202418 November 2024

Global ocean salinity products have become increasingly inconsistent since 2015, coinciding with a drift to higher salinity values in a number of Argo sensors.

Swirls of colored lines through the Atlantic Ocean
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The North Atlantic Is Getting Saltier

by Saugat Bolakhe 29 October 202429 October 2024

The Atlantic is already the saltiest of Earth’s oceans, and parts of it are getting saltier. Winds and warming may be to blame.

Photo of a desert with white salt on the surface.
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Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security

by Nima Shokri, Amirhossein Hassani and Muhammad Sahimi 21 October 202418 October 2024

As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability.

Map of Paradox Basin with symbols
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Faults Along Salt Walls Are Less Stressed in the Paradox Basin

by Birgit Müller 22 July 202422 July 2024

Based on an extended stress database, scientists observe systematic changes in the tectonic stress state and a reduction in fault reactivation potential near salt walls in the Paradox Basin.

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Salty Soil May Release Methane on Mars

by Yasuhito Sekine 5 April 20244 April 2024

Through roving and drilling, Mars Curiosity Rover may be breaking up the ground’s salty, hardened soils that seal methane, possibly causing a temporal, local methane spike.

A photo taken from a red ship next to waters with abundant sea ice
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Meltwater from Antarctic Glaciers Is Slowing Deep-Ocean Currents

by Veronika Meduna 26 July 202326 July 2023

Antarctic ice drives crucial deep-ocean currents that help regulate Earth’s climate. But the system is slowing down.

Color view of Europa from Galileo that shows the largest portion of the moon’s surface at the highest resolution.
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Newly Discovered Salts May Exist on Icy Moons

by Derek Smith 23 March 202311 April 2023

For the first time in more than a century, scientists have identified new sodium chloride crystals. The discovery may reconcile puzzling spectroscopic images of Europa’s surface.

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