Sebastian Inn sprawled along the Indian River Lagoon from 1925-68, when it was razed to build Sportsman's Lodge. It housed ...

Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life ...

From the highest pinnacle of Mount Everest to the deepest abyss of the Mariana Trench, our planet is a fascinating ...

In 1776, as colonists along the Atlantic declared independence from Britain, the only people in the Coachella Valley were indigenous Cahuilla tribes.

Sometimes the most memorable places are the ones that make you say “What on earth am I looking at?” The Salton Sea near Mecca, California is precisely that kind of destination, where beaches covered ...

On a recent Sunday at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area along the northeastern corner of California’s largest lake, a small group inside the visitor center examined a display about fish in the ...

This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Southern California’s Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland lake in ...

You know that feeling when you stumble upon something so bizarre that you have to blink a few times to make sure you’re not hallucinating in the desert heat? The Salton Sea near Mecca, California is ...

A new conservancy has been created to support restoration efforts at the Salton Sea, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. "For too long, communities around the Salton Sea have carried the burden of ...

An estimated $500 billion worth of lithium lies below the Salton Sea, a large lake in Imperial County, California, east of San Diego, and many people are eager to tap into this “white gold mine.” But ...

Southern California's Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland lake in the 1950s and '60s. Today, those resorts are long gone, ...