Scientists discover enormous pockets of salty brine beneath the Pacific Ocean, key to understanding periodic underwater ...

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

A polluted tailings pond at the Kennecott Utah mine has sunk 20 feet or more, raising concerns that it has seeped contamination into the neighboring Great Salt Lake.

Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence.

Two litres of tap water in the regional New South Wales town of Walgett has as much sodium as an entire large bag of sea salt ...

Beaver City imposed water restrictions on Tuesday due to “extreme low flows in the river,” according to a social media post.

The Grizzlies stiff-armed the Thunder on the scoreboard for the rest of the way. The closest OKC would get was within eight points. Armando Bacot's easy layup pushed Memphis' lead to 82-68 with a ...

You may fantasize about owing a comfortable lake house in a quiet rural setting, but such homes often come with their own problems. Among other issues, well water can contain higher-than-acceptable ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

Three years ago, when the Great Salt Lake was at its lowest levels, Utah lawmakers were alarmed enough to try what may be impossible: save the lake from drying up.

Scientists Devise Game-Changing Way to Extract Lithium From Salt Lakes As global demand for lithium skyrockets, this newly devised method could be a huge boon for lithium production.

Still, as the Great Salt Lake continues to wither, community members wonder whether boosting industrial development is the best way to build the future they’d like to see for the lake — and ...