Accordingly, salt itself became an irreplaceable commodity, mostly for its ability to preserve food long before the invention of refrigeration. In ancient times, salt was often sold or bartered ...

An curved arrow pointing right. An ancient salt lake in Northern China turns red every summer, but scientists say it is nothing to worry about. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science An ...

We visited Kusamba village in Bali to see how a community of coastal farmers is preserving its ancient salt-making methods. More from Still Standing Balinese palung salt is made by harvesting ...

Although consuming too much salt isn’t a great idea, incorporating a little sea salt into your skincare routine may have ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Ancient Salt Mines of the Indians ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 135 No. 2 (August 1926), p. 116 doi:10.1038 ...

Brine pools are hypersaline underwater lakes that are lethal to most marine life. Created from ancient salt deposits sleeping on the sea floor, they are so dense that their surface is nearly ...

Increased airflow will mean that activities to emplace sealed waste drums in underground rooms mined out of the ancient salt formation can take place at the same time as facility mining and ...