A team of geologists drilled through strange formations dotting the Great Salt Lake's drying playa, and were surprised by what they found.

Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.

Deep beneath the surface of the Red Sea, scientists discovered something that completely defies the laws of nature: ...

A massive newly discovered lake may lie below the surface of Antarctica’s ice sheet, according to researchers. “We’ve seen these strange, linear channels on the surface, and are inferring ...

Far beneath the vast ice sheet that covers Antarctica lies a hidden lake more than 40 times larger than Tahoe. Deeper by far than Tahoe, it holds 300 times more water and, quite possibly ...

A groundbreaking discovery beneath Antarctica’s ice is reshaping our understanding of where life can exist. What was once ...

Lake Chippewa isn’t the only water feature now submerged beneath the lake. There is a silhouette of a now submerged delta on the lake floor just east of Washington Island in Door County.

ON LAKE BAIKAL, Russia — A glass orb, the size of a beach ball, plops into a hole in the ice and descends on a metal cable toward the bottom of the world’s deepest lake. Then another, and another.

The likely lake is estimated to live about a mile beneath the surface of the planet’s icy south pole, stretching 12 miles across and at least three feet in depth—a behemoth of a wading pool.

If Lake Belton water levels continue to drop, the ghost town of Sparta hidden beneath may be revealed. ... However, Sparta still stands beneath its surface. Lake Belton at sunrise in Temple, Texas.

A lake of liquid water has been detected by radar beneath the southern polar ice cap of Mars, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science.

Lake Superior is the coldest Great Lake, as well as the largest. However, it’s running well above average in terms of temperature. Abnormal warmth has been observed near the surface of Superior ...