Bernard Rowe came to Nevada to find gold. When he found lithium instead, he went to work on a project that’s consumed nearly ...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) has shared new research on the ...

Photo by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey ... At all other times, the lake is a “salt-encrusted, mostly dry and barren playa,” according to NASA.

At all other times, the lake is a “salt-encrusted, mostly dry and barren playa,” according to NASA. Officials said the waters attract a “huge variety” of species, many of which are rare.

US Geological Survey geologists estimated large ... ratio preclude compatibility with impact craters and thermokarst lake processes. 15 Although these features are not always associated with ...

Natural-color satellite image of Searles Lake and surrounding ... rare water covering the playa. Its mineral-rich brines bear similarities to deposits on asteroid Bennu and Saturn’s moon Enceladus, ...

The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 captured the image at the top of this page on August 15, 2024, showing the mostly dry playa of the lake. The lake is named ... using Landsat data from ...

Geology of the Lake Tahoe Basin – History and Features is a first-of-its-kind book devoted exclusively to the composition and structure of the Tahoe Basin. Released in November, the 96-page book ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The first episode of Season 7, highlighting the Capital to Tahoe Trail, broadcasts Thursday ...

Rather than chasing down ghosts and lake monsters, Rutherford explores lakes that are haunted by toxic chemicals, geologic oddities, or well-preserved corpses. My favorite lake of all time is Lake ...

The playa, which stretches about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide, formed around 10,000 years ago, when climatic changes caused an ancient lake to evaporate, leaving behind ...