Ask a sommelier to describe the allure of a favorite glass of vino and you might hear about notes of various fruits, woods, spices, or even a whisper of petrichor (yup, that’s one of our faves, too).

Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, not competitively — salinity. Since 1974, the seven Colorado River basin ...

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Since the saltiness of ocean surface waters is a key variable in the climate system, understanding how this changes is important to understanding climate change. Thanks to ESA’s Climate Change ...

Plant abiotic stresses such as salinity and drought significantly impede plant growth and agricultural yield globally.