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Salt has played a crucial role in the history of Greece. The salt used in antiquity likely came from the salt flats in ...
Increased salt concentrations could become “an existential threat” to our freshwater supplies, researchers warned.
The impacts of human activity and climate change are coalescing to make coastal lagoons saltier, changing the microbial life they support and the function they play in their ecosystems, according ...
While alligators are known for inhabiting freshwater, they are also known for inhabiting brackish water, like the Indian River Lagoon.
Saltwater pools are becoming more sought-after due to the health benefits of foregoing chlorine. Here are some of the top ...
Researchers find large methane emissions: 'Do not flood low-lying areas with freshwater'. Their studies find that freshwater lakes emit much more methane than saltwater lagoons, bogs and wet meadows.
The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground.
A team of geologists drilled through strange formations dotting the Great Salt Lake's drying playa, and were surprised by what they found.
Lagoon Amusement Park is ranked #18 out of 24 things to do in Salt Lake City. See pictures and our review of Lagoon Amusement Park.
Pinch of Salt: 33-year wait for Colorado Lagoon Open Channel will be worth it – really Columnist Harry Saltzgaver writes about the Colorado Lagoon.
Thousands of dead fish, including European eels, one of the most endangered species, recently washed up on the coast of the lagoon due to lack of oxygen. Local authorities removed more than 3 tonnes ...
Salt can also have major impacts on freshwater ecosystems. Meteorologist Molly Bernard explains the impacts and what's already being done to help.