News tagged with salty water

Ancient ecosystem thrives millions of years below Antarctic glacier

(PhysOrg.com) -- A reservoir of briny liquid buried deep beneath an Antarctic glacier supports hardy microbes that have lived in isolation for millions of years, researchers report this week in the journal ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (24) | comments 12

Sea Salt Holds Clues to Climate Change

(PhysOrg.com) -- We know that average sea levels have risen over the past century, and that global warming is to blame. But what is climate change doing to the saltiness, or salinity, of our oceans?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 3

Liquid saltwater is likely present on Mars, new analysis shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander and therefore could be present at other locations on the planet, according to analysis by a group of mission scientists ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 6

Wastewater produces electricity and desalinates water

A process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater, according to an international team of researchers from China and the U.S.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Could life survive on Mars? Yes, microbiologist says

Researchers at McGill's department of natural resources, the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Toronto and the SETI Institute have discovered that methane-eating bacteria survive in a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shocking new way to create nanoporous materials revealed

Scientists have developed a new method of creating nanoporous materials with potential applications in everything from water purification to chemical sensors.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Briny water may be at work in seasonal flows on Mars

Dark, finger-like features that appear and extend down some Martian slopes during the warmest months of the Mars year may show activity of salty water on Mars. They fade in winter, then recur the next spring.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Catastrophic drought looms for capital city of Bolivia

Catastrophic drought is on the near-term horizon for the capital city of Bolivia, according to new research into the historical ecology of the Andes.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Prehistoric greenhouse data from ocean floor could predict Earth's future

New research from the University of Missouri indicates that Atlantic Ocean temperatures during the greenhouse climate of the Late Cretaceous Epoch were influenced by circulation in the deep ocean. These changes ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Desperate fishwives

Breeding is on their minds as the mating season draws to an end. Guys drop dead by the hour, making goby girls go all out in their hunt for a mate to father their offspring.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast