Imagine sailing across a shimmering body of water that looks like someone spilled strawberry milk across the landscape. Pink lakes aren't fairy tale fantasies but real phenomena scattered across our ...

LAC ROSE, Senegal (Reuters) - Approaching Senegal's sand dune-flanked Lac Rose, overcast skies hid the sun and, at first, obscured the vibrant pink hue that gives the expansive lake its name. But ...

It is one of the world's most spectacular sights -- huge flocks or 'flamboyances' of flamingos around East Africa's lakes -- as seen in the film Out of Africa or David Attenborough's A Perfect Planet.

Africa's soda lakes are rising and it's decimating the cyanobacteria flamingos have evolved to eat, putting the species at risk of drastic declines if current trends continue. When you purchase ...

NIAGA, Senegal, Jan 24 (Reuters) - On the shore of Senegal's Pink Lake, salt farmer Pape Sira Ba has raked in what he fears may be his last harvest. Extreme floods contaminated the 3-square-km lake ...

Indians love exploring the world. Every year, thousands of travellers fly out for international holidays. Some chase beaches in Thailand. Some prefer shopping in Dubai. Many love Europe for its charm ...

Yet despite its apparent absurdity, its journey is a reminder of how few modern boats ply African waterways, and how much ...