The method is trending — and helping households fight humidity. It's simple, affordable, and anyone can do it.

It can be used internally for intravenous (IV) hydration or externally to clean wounds or piercings. Saline is also used in the nose to treat congestion.

For example, water can be separated from salt solution by simple distillation.This method works because water has a much lower boiling point than salt.

When salt is added to water the freezing point is lowered. For example, a 10% salt solution has a freezing point of about 20°F. A 20% salt solution has a freezing point of about 2°F.

Aphid infestations are never fun to deal with, but this Epsom salt trick, which incorporates two more ingredients, can evict these pests for good.

Rock salt helps keep our roads clear after winter storms. However, while cheap, salt has the potential to cause damage to surfaces and our plants.

Alternatively, the direction can be reversed by changing the salt. For example, in a solution of KClO 3 the positive ions are more mobile than the negative ions (in contrast to NaCl).

What to expect After waiting 20-30 minutes, the solutions will absorb and evaporate. The salt solution leaves a spot of tiny crystals of salt. The sugar solution leaves a dark spot and the alum ...

Salt water gargles are a cheap, easy, and natural alternative to medicated mouthwashes. Gargling with salt water can help clean the mouth and ease symptoms of sore throats, mouth sores, allergies ...

Salt marshes absorb carbon, filter pollution and help buffer natural disasters, but they are threatened by sea level rise and more.

SALT LAKE CITY — A major new report prepared for Utah political leaders by state agencies and research universities concludes that "no single solution" will cure the Great Salt Lake's woes, but ...