A bird species that relies heavily on the Great Salt Lake took a step toward receiving new protections in a case that ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken steps toward designating the Wilson's phalarope an endangered species.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An undated photo of researchers collect sediment samples on the Great Salt Lake in search of nematodes. A study led by Utah ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Dozens danced and sang and protested on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, demanding more action to save it. On Wednesday, a crowd gathered to support a pending lawsuit against the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Wilson’s phalaropes — migratory shorebirds that rely on saline lakes ...

Scientist Julie Jung set out on a hike along the Great Salt Lake to find nematodes. She ended up discovering a new species. Julie Jung moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, a few years ago, and while she was ...

Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about ...

Julie Jung moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, a few years ago, and while she was out hiking around the Great Salt Lake one day, she saw a sign. JULIE JUNG: And it says there's only two animals that can ...

Nematodes were proven to be part of Great Salt Lake’s ecosystem through a study published last year, but Utah researchers now say that at least one of the tiny roundworm species found in the lake is ...