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Scientists Discover Traces of Salt Water and Building Blocks of Life in NASA’s Samples From the Asteroid Bennu
Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...
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Enoch Pratt Library host special exhibit spotlighting Baltimore's salt boxes
They're small, yellow and in high demand during the winter, and now have an exhibit in partnership with the Enoch Pratt Free ...
Purdue University8d
A piece of the dawn: Asteroid sample science hints at an ancient salt lake and conditions in the early solar system
The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet ...
Al-Monitor9d
Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it
An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach drawing international tourists ... of freshwater dissolving layers of ...
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Utah House approves bill limiting transgender access to college dorm rooms
SALT LAKE CITY ... Doug Fiefia, R-Herriman. "We should always lead with understanding and compassion, but this bill is not about discrimination. It's about clarity and drawing clear lines ...
Artnet6d
As We Enter the Year of the Snake, Let’s Revisit the Serpent’s Starring Role in Art
From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...
Science Daily22d
New research helps eliminate dead zones in desalination technology and beyond
The most-used method, reverse osmosis, pushes water through a membrane that filters out the salt and is costly and energy-intensive. By contrast, the battery method uses electricity to draw ...
The Independent27d
Here is why California can’t use ocean water to help fight the wildfires
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on ... Raising soil salinity — the salt content of an area's soil — makes it harder for plants to draw water and nutrients from ...
Yahoo News UK23d
Here is why California can’t use ocean water to help fight the wildfires
Salt is corrosive ... for plants to draw water and nutrients from the soil via osmosis. Salt can also make the soil toxic, hamper seedling growth and harm the general permeability — how easily water ...
earth10d
Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking, and experts say that they finally know why
In 2022, the Great Salt Lake – celebrated as the largest saltwater lake ... the lead author of the study and a PhD candidate in PSU’s Earth, Environment and Society program. Bigalke’s research builds ...
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Do You Always Need To Salt Eggplant Before Cooking? We Asked A Chef
We consulted eggplant-cooking expert ... Eggplant flesh will also absorb some of the salt, effectively pre-seasoning it. Furthermore, by drawing out excess water, salting facilitates a crispy ...
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Here is why California can’t use ocean water to help fight the wildfires
Raising soil salinity — the salt content of an area's soil — makes it harder for plants to draw water and nutrients ... nutrients can move through the earth — of the soil.