The salt flats have also thinned by about a third over the last 60 years. Scientists believe its decline could be drought-related, due to industrial and human activity, nature’s natural course ...

Massive salt pyramids stand tall against the blue sky, while pink-hued salt flats stretch out in every direction. It almost feels otherworldly — like you’ve stepped onto another planet.

The longstanding theory of how Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats formed is quickly dissolving. For decades, pretty much everyone assumed the photogenic, salty expanse west of the Great Salt ...

The Salt Flats, an ancient and usually dried-up lake about 1½ hours from El Paso, is drawing throngs of people since it swelled with the recent rainfall. Normally, the basin gets little attention ...

Salt flats form in places where rainfall is scarce and there’s a lot of evaporation (SN: 12/5/07). Groundwater seeping up to the surface evaporates, leaving a crust of salts and other minerals ...

Bureau of Land Management officials are asking Utah residents to remember how much damage they can cause to icons in our backyard, following drivers causing damage to the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The Bonneville Salt Flats are one of Utah’s most iconic destinations. They may sit in a remote portion of western Utah, but people across the world know about t ...

So many people come to the Bonneville Salt Flats each year to race a variety of vehicles. Sadly, the flats are thinning due to the West's third decade of drought. Racers love the salt crust—remnants ...

Summer heat should dry Bonneville Salt Flats. Davis said the team is urging anyone in need of help to call a company in Wendover equipped with a Mud Cat that's able to navigate the muddy salt flats.

But the expanse of salty crust began rapidly receding in the 1980s and hasn’t stopped. In just 30 years, the salt flats shrunk from 50 square miles to 35 square miles.