The results could one day help mitigate the problem of toxic dust spewing from the drying lake bed onto Salt Lake City—the Great Salt Lake’s bed is laced with arsenic, a toxic substance that, when people are exposed to it as dust, may cause cancers, respiratory problems and heart disease.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
Having a couple of spatulas on hand — one silicone, one metal — covers the full range of cooking tasks, from delicate eggs in a nonstick pan to searing burgers on cast iron.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Quantified with power meters and stopwatches, every lung-searing effort was an imposition of my will on not just my body, but the world.
The trouble is that salt water, which makes up some 97 percent of the water on earth and is home to mammals like orcas and bottlenose dolphins, is dehydrating by nature.
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Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
Removing the sprouts, which draw away moisture, helps to prevent the potatoes from quickly dehydrating.
Ashley Dixon, content creator and home DIY expert behind Alexander Renee Design, says that the process is straightforward, and should start with emptying your fridge of items past their prime.
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Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
The Heat waved the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, emptying its bench.
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