Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental silicate weathering, which acts as a long-term planetary thermostat. A ...

The spinning sphere of molten sodium is one of science’s strangest experiments. This documentary uncovers why researchers risk so much to study its mysterious behavior. Marc Benioff's National Guard ...

Sodium nitrite is a yellowish-white, odorless powder. You may notice that a small amount of it is in certain foods. But if you consume too much of it, it can be deadly. Unfortunately, in the last few ...

Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant “exoplanets” form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in ...

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MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PQ (www.pqcorp.com), a leading global producer of silicates, silicas and derivative products, announced that it has agreed to acquire the specialty silicate business of ...

Sodium is a mineral that occurs naturally in many of the foods we eat. Sodium chloride, or salt, is the most common type of sodium found in nature. It's also the type of sodium you'll find in food.