Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

Crystals -- from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds -- don't always grow in a straightforward way. Researchers have now captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly structures.

When you take a close look at rock salt crystals, you’ll notice they often form in a cubic structure. This is due to the way the sodium and chloride ions bond. The crystal formations are not only ...

A national shortage of rock salt — a common product used to treat roads during icy weather — is causing issues across the winter-weary U.S. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state ...

RENNSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The rock salt shortage is impacting the entire Capital Region and beyond. On Friday Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order that declared a state disaster ...

Honeoye Falls, N.Y. (WHAM) — As winter weather blankets the region, neighbors and businesses are feeling the pinch of a rock salt shortage. Candi Fitzgerald of Honeoye Falls said she searched ...

Because of persistent mining and manufacturing delays, American Rock Salt could not meet the municipality’s contract demands for road salt, contributing to a statewide shortage. City officials ...

"They asked for more salt and we're gonna wait and see how things turn out." After the Jefferson Township supervisor returned from dropping off some rock salt at North Heidelberg Township ...

Groveland, N.Y. (WHAM) — A rock salt shortage is impacting contractors across the state as a prolonged stretch of cold weather drives historic demand. American Rock Salt, based in Livingston ...

though rock salt crystals are usually much bigger. The substance can work wonders during a blizzard, but there are some big caveats. Rock salt usually adds to environmental pollution and can be ...

GROVELAND — American Rock Salt, the nation’s largest salt producer, is working to meet heightened demand amid a challenging winter season. “Our priority is public safety. Our union miners ...

Southern Erie County snow removal contractors are bracing for a lack of rock salt after American Rock Salt, a mine in Livingston County, announced a shortage. Donald Trump's Approval Rating Now ...