Water that would normally keep the Salt Flats intact is brought to the surface and put in a canal to evaporate, and then the ...

The answer is pretty cool: Microorganisms called halophiles thrive in high-salinity environments, giving the water its rosy tint. And they’re not the only ones who love the salt flats.

The Great Salt Plains is the only place in America where you can dig up unique hourglass-shaped selenite crystals. This ...

From diverse viewing points the massive salt flats may look like desert covered by water, snow, or just like scenic mountains and hills in some places. When ancient Lake Bonneville dried up ...

Either way, for once you should pray for rain on your vacation, because water makes the salt flat even more incredible, turning it into a giant mirror of sorts. Story by Sophie-Claire Hoeller and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Aquifers deep underground supply the drinking water for most of the capital region. As the freshwater is pumped out of the ground, salt water begins to creep closer to those ...

The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and ... in northern Patagonia in Argentina and consists of a massive salt flat. It’s also the site of a new prehistoric species discovery.