Optical microscopy of salt growth on a glass surface. Ribs at the top left of the image are a very thin film of salt forming on the surface. PULLMAN, Wash. – A new way to identify salts in nuclear ...

A new study shows how a blend of salts in the presence of heat flows may have contributed to the formation of the first self-replicating biomolecules. In modern organisms, the hereditary material DNA ...

Many salts when applied to a soil in small quantities increase the bacterial activities of that soil. This is manifest by an increased production of ammonia, nitrates, and soluble and organic ...

This news release is available in Spanish. The marine aerosol is produced by the interaction of the wind and the waves. It is a suspension of inorganic salts and organic matter in minute particles ...

NASA’s Juno space probe has detected salts and organic compounds on the surface of Ganymede, providing invaluable clues about the history of Jupiter’s largest moon. The discovery, as detailed in a new ...