salt

As the salty Atlantic Ocean pushes farther inland, forests are turning to marsh. Some scientists want to speed the transition.

High salt concentrations are present in the affected skin of people with atopic dermatitis and promote the differentiation of the T helper cells involved in the development of allergic diseases.

Two previously overlooked archaeal strains fill an evolutionary gap for microbes.

Extremophiles can thrive on perchlorates and metabolize carbon monoxide, researchers report.

A sixth grader’s science project on the salinity tolerance of lionfish inspires an academic researcher to confirm the student’s results, expanding knowledge of an invasive species.

In a newly identified tropism, plant roots steer clear of salinity.

Two groups of researchers independently showed that high salt exposure stimulates cells implicated in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

One way to increase biofuel production is to engineer plants that can withstand harsh environmental conditions, thereby expanding the range in which such crops can be grown. 

Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels by shifting to dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues.

New research raises doubt about whether cutting dietary sodium reduces risk of death from heart disease.