Lake Eyre is enormous, and unusual: it both has no outflow and is filled by water derived from rain and flooding alone.

Utah biologists have characterized D. woaabi, the first of two nematode species recently discovered in the lake’s ...

The shallowness of Lake Erie makes it a haven for waterfowl, supporting a diverse range of species like goldeneyes, mergansers and canvasbacks. Lake Erie serves as a crucial stopover point for ...

At Antelope Island State Park near Salt Lake City in the fall of 2022, three duck hunters dragged a sled across cracked desert sand in search of the water’s edge. The birds they sought were bunched in ...

Lake Martin The sweetest spot in Alabama may just be this lake, 80 miles southwest of Birmingham. When it was built in the ...

The Rift Valley's Lake Natron is the chosen mating ground of the endangered lesser flamingo. The long-legged waterfowl may flourish, but to any other living creature, Lake Natron is hell on earth. The ...

Lake Huron sits on the border between the U.S. and Canada. The freshwater lake features state parks, great fishing and underwater shipwreck preserves. Dozens of lighthouses line the Michigan shores of ...