SALT LAKE CITY — Saving the Great Salt Lake is Utah's chance at a "moonshot" — accomplishing something that has never been ...

Large soda lakes - those without natural runoff - could have built and sustained extremely high concentrations of phosphorus.

Life needs sufficient phosphorus. However, the element is scarce, not only today but also at the time of the origin of life. So where was there sufficient phosphorus four billion years ago for life to ...

Since phosphorus does not evaporate easily, it stays behind and accumulates in the lake. One example of such a large soda lake is Mono Lake in California. It is about twice the size of Lake Zurich.

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique ...

How did life begin on Earth? It’s a big question, and scientists believe that the element phosphorus may have played a key role. Phosphorus is an important ingredient in DNA, RNA, and ATP—molecules ...

Written By PAULA BROWN LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Shelburne Council has taken a position on a proposal to amalgamate the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and Lake Simcoe ...

A 90-minute drive from Los Angeles, the 1,800-acre Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve offers a vibrant springtime escape from the city. California’s nickname is typically thought to allude to ...