Why is the Great Salt Lake shrinking so much and can it be saved? – E.T., via email Answer: Utah’s Great Salt Lake is the ...

Clocking in at roughly 35 miles wide and 75 miles long, the Great Salt Lake is the largest natural saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. The lake's name comes from the nature of the water: The ...

Before the advent of refrigeration, salt played a crucial role in preserving food. Taxing a substance so essential for survival was a sure way of getting rich and the British East India Company was ...