Imagine sailing across a shimmering body of water that looks like someone spilled strawberry milk across the landscape. Pink lakes aren't fairy tale fantasies but real phenomena scattered across our ...

This is often caused by the presence of salt-tolerant algae that produces carotenoids, such as Dunaliella salina, usually in conjunction with specific bacteria and archaea. These tiny organisms work ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture is home to the Biwa trout, a type of salmon found only in this lake. These fish are now ...

An Iowa lake has been named one of the 26 best lakes for swimming in the U.S. this summer, according to the Reader's Digest. But is it actually safe for swimming? The Iowa Department of Natural ...