The ponds, noted for their vivid colors ranging from magenta to blue green, are especially visible from the air. The colors come from the brine shrimp and microorganisms that thrive in the different ...

Salt: Without it, life would have no flavor. More importantly there’d be no life, as salts play a crucial part in the world’s biology and ecology. But sometimes salt is a problem, as evidenced in a ...

A “very large” shark was seen swimming in the Great Salt Pond in Rhode Island on May 26, according to the Atlantic Shark Institute. Screengrab via the Atlantic Shark Institute A woman dining near ...

The Santa Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County rise at top as the San Francisco Salt Ponds near Alviso in Santa Clara County shine colorfully in the afternoon sunshine on Monday. The ponds, noted for ...