Fly over the Salinas Grandes, Argentina’s breathtaking salt flats, stretching endlessly under the vast blue sky. This drone ...

The salt flat is surrounded by snow-capped mountains ... in biology from the University of Southampton in England and a master’s degree in science communication from Imperial College London.

The salt flats hold about 10 billion tons of salt. They are part of the “ Lithium Triangle ,” with 7% of the world’s lithium ...

Their analysis revealed the appearance of deformations in the middle of the Atacama salt flat, where the mining is concentrated. Joaquín Castillo, a master’s degree student at the University of ...

The lithium in the brine beneath the brilliant white Atacama salt flat, which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource. "Our life is contained in that water," says Cruz ...

At more than 3,700 meters above sea level, the “karachi” swims happily in dense salt flat waters, but locals worry a future lithium project will endanger this extreme-environment fish.

Years ago, some friends of mine took a road trip in their old Volvo station wagon out to the Salt Flats—en route to California—as a side trip. They had never actually driven on the salt bed before, ...

Locals worry lithium project endangers fish in Ascotan salt flat Fish adapted to extreme environment, facing threats from water extraction Experts urge mining safeguards to protect unique ...

Chile's Rare Salt Flat Fish Faces Threat From Lithium Mining Project ASCOTAN SALT FLAT, Chile (Reuters) - At more than 3,700 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level, the "karachi" swims happily in ...