The epic rain and snow from a few winters ago appears to have changed the lake's chemistry, with big impacts for wildlife.

Imagine alien limestone towers emerging from a creepy (but beautiful) lake. Now, add toxic water and dangerous dust storms, ...

Tufa rock is formed when calcium-filled springs gurgle up through salty, carbonate water. The chemical bonding of the two results in the creation of a limestone-like substance. Formations, such as ...

Exploring mysterious Pyramid Lake and its odd tufas The namesake pyramid at Pyramid Lake is made of tufa rock, formed when calcium bonds with salty carbonate.

Petroglyphs found carved into rocks at a dried-up lake in Nevada’s Great Basin may be North America’s oldest, scientists say.

On the afternoon of May 22, a wildfire sparked next to Highway 395 near the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, causing major damage to the reserve’s infrastructure.

Unique photo of the tufa rock formation located in Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Cui-ui fishers at Pyramid Lake. Photo of Pyramid Lake's stunning scenery.

Tufa CEO Stephen Lane. (Tufa Photos) Stephen Lane's last startup was growing like gangbusters when his life changed in an instant. The co-founder of ...

Meanwhile, the tufa towers will stand mighty, unchanging – once underwater, their spires now reaching for the sky. Where are the Trona Pinnacles?

It’s as if they’re floating across the horizon, these tufa formations that were created underwater between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago. History right there in the making.

Native American artisans create molds from cuttlebone and tufa stone to cast metal jewelry.