Salt creeping, a phenomenon that occurs in both natural and industrial processes, describes the collection and migration of salt crystals from evaporating solutions onto surfaces. Once they start ...

For centuries, San Francisco's Bay Area has been a center for salt extraction, causing striking, unnatural colors to form. These caught the eye of local photographer Barbara Boissevain, whose new book ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A tough new audit prepared for Utah legislative leaders finds taxpayers may not be getting all the money they're entitled to when it comes to mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake ...

In this undated photo, mineral harvesting ponds used by Compass Minerals cover the northeast corner of the Great Salt Lake. Multiple companies pump the mineral-rich water of the lake into shallow ...

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The Siwa Salt Lakes in Egypt's Siwa Oasis are known for their striking turquoise water and for a rare experience: in many of the pools, it is extremely difficult to sink. Unlike some ...