Key Points Baking soda can de-ice driveways but is slower than traditional salt.Baking soda is less damaging to concrete and ...

Rock salt, or sodium chloride, is widely used to prevent ice and reduce winter driving accidents, but scientists warn that ...

As Delhi-NCR continues to grapple with severe air pollution, in this edition of UPSC Issue at a Glance, let us examine the ...

Just like the salt in a salt shaker, rock salt absorbs water. As it holds onto water, there is less available for plants to ...

Students will face more competency-based questions, including case studies, data interpretation, source-based items, and situational problem-solving tasks.

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Sodium chloride ...

When ice freezes and thaws repeatedly, chemical reactions are fuelled that can have significant impact on ecosystems. The photo was taken in Stordalen, Abisko. Ice can dissolve iron minerals more ...

Sharks have been on this planet for more than 400 million years. They’re older than the first trees, the North Star, and even the rings of Saturn. They’ve seen and been through it all — but the ...

Sharks' teeth—some of nature's sharpest and most formidable weapons—may not withstand the effects of future ocean acidification, new research suggests. Scientists at the Heinrich Heine University ...

Electronics such as Bluetooth speakers can be 3D-printed from a material that dissolves in water within hours. That allows designers to rapidly create prototypes, enables easier recycling of the ...