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From 6000 BC, the Chinese harvested salt crystals from Lake Yungchen which partially dried in the summer sun. Many other ...

Raven Rock State Park is about 34 miles from Fayetteville in neighboring Harnett County and features a 150-foot tall natural ...

Findings about the chemical makeup of cave systems can teach us about life in places humans have yet to reach.

While the ability to pull enough minerals from these sources to power the energy transition is still a long way off, ...

Cannon Beach welcomes visitors with one of the most famous views in Oregon. Haystack Rock rises from the ocean like something ...

Yachats (pronounced YAH-hots) might be the most dramatic meeting of land and sea in Oregon. This tiny coastal town sits where ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the ...

Some restaurants elevate dining into something far beyond food. Many of these spaces have either been designed by world-class ...

The mystery of a pyramid structure that was found under the sea off the coast of the Azores Islands in 2013 is still puzzling ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part four in a four-part series. The Texas rock ...