A brush fire sparked in the Great Salt Lake wetlands in Davis County about a mile from the nearest road, marking the third ...

This slow, watery game of peekaboo makes Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre what’s known as an ephemeral lake, meaning it only contains ...

Utah’s Great Salt Lake stands as one of America’s most peculiar bodies of water, boasting a salinity level that exceeds that of most oceans. While typical seawater contains about 3.5% salt, the Great ...

Two species of brine fly live in the Great Salt Lake, but more than 99% of the flies belong to one species: Ephydra cinerea. Baxter compared the Great Salt Lake’s brine flies to butterflies, which ...

Because of last year’s spectacular explosion and continuing seismic activity at Yellowstone’s Biscuit Basin, park officials are keeping the area closed. Online visitors can check in via webcam, ...

No imperiled saline lake anywhere in the world has been rescued. In Utah, the fate of the Great Salt Lake is unfolding within a unique religious and political context.

The loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough.

Yellowstone National Park attracts visitors from around the world, and it is one of the top national parks in the U.S. It’s a ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park's magmatic system for decades, which makes the iconic geysers, mud pots and various hydrothermal wonders possible. But it wasn ...

George D. Marler and Donald E. White wrote in their 1975 journal paper that “In 1963, about 18 m northwest of Kaleidoscope Geyser, a violent eruption that may have been a single event scattered scores ...

What an Eruption at Yellowstone Would Really Look Like What might happen if Yellowstone were to erupt is difficult to predict with any certainty, though Stelten offered some insights into some of ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Great Salt Lake has seen a resurgence in global interest, doubling visitation over the past five years. Visitors from all 50 U.S. states and six continents explored the lake in 2024.