A NASA-built instrument aboard an international satellite has made its first global map of the saltiness of Earth's seas, just three months after the high-tech sensor rocketed into orbit.

Map of salinity in ocean surface. (Image credit: NASA.) A NASA-built instrument aboard an international satellite has made its first global map of the saltiness of Earth's seas, ...

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.

Currents also move nutrients and salt throughout Earth's ocean basins. Swirling vortexes of the Agulhas rings stand out in ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

A team of researchers has developed an innovative approach that maps the soil salt contentaround the world with an exceptional detail of 10 meters.

"Increasing salinity seems relatively benign at first, but unchecked, it's a silent killer." In March 2013, Hawkins and colleagues from around the world convened in Germany to discuss problems ...