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Torrevieja, Spain

The Pink Lake of Torrevieja

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Excavated remains, including salting pans at the Villa del Alamillo
Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain

Roman Fish-Salting Factory

Remnants of the rich history of fish salting in this ancient Mediterranean port town.
Kathy Pennington's mosaic-laden salt block, "Pigs Fly," took home second place in the "Forgery" category.
art

2017's Best Salt Lick Art

Rainbows, pig mosaics, and strange shapes galore.
Cara Giaimo October 4, 2017
A particularly beautiful specimen from 2014.
art

Perhaps You’d Like to Purchase Art Sculpted by a Cow

Or a deer. Or a goat. It's all happening at the Great Salt Lick Contest in Baker City, Oregon.
Cara Giaimo September 15, 2017
The salt farms of Thailand.
Mae Klong, Thailand

Samut Songkhram Salt Farms

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."
The brightly colored salt ponds seen from above.
astronomy

The Earth’s Wildest Reactions to High Tides

You can thank the moon's gravitational pull for these nine extraordinary sights.
Meg Neal August 10, 2017
Stratton Spring
Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Mineral Springs

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, from high above.
science

From Space, Bolivia's Salt Flats Look Like a Glitch

The geological feature is home to the largest lithium reserve in the world.
Kelsey Kennedy July 11, 2017
The Makgadikgadi Pan stretches off as far as the eye can see.
Tutume, Botswana

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.
The sound of the pumping machinery gave the site its nickname of 'Pim-Pam'.
Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain

Las Salinas of Puerto de Mazarrón

Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve imagery
Freeport, Texas

Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.
The Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field.
Calipatria, California

Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
salt

Thomas Jefferson's Dream to Rid the Oceans of Salt

A massive new industry in modern times, desalination has a long history.
Ernie Smith March 7, 2016
A view into Salina Turda
subterranean

100 Wonders: The Underground Carnival

Dylan Thuras February 25, 2016
Aigues-Mortes, France

Salin Aigues-Mortes

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.
salt

Why the Science of Salt is as Polarized as Politics

Erik Shilling February 18, 2016
Spring Street Salt Shed
New York, New York

Spring Street Salt Shed

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
Salina Turda
Turda, Romania

Salina Turda

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.