lake mead Lake Mead is dangerously close to becoming a "dead pool" Mark Frauenfelder

lake mead The "Monolith of Lake Mead" is a sunken speedboat sticking straight up out of the dry lakebed Jennifer Sandlin

crime As Lake Mead recedes, another body emerges Rob Beschizza

drought Lake Mead at 35% capacity – marking an all-time low Mark Frauenfelder

climate change New study shows that drought could shut down the biggest US Hydro Plants in the next few years Thom Dunn

crimes Two imbeciles indicted for gleefully damaging ancient rock formation on video Allan Rose Hill

Delightful Creatures California bears routine check-ins on humanity are leaving them unimpressed (video) Jason Weisberger

hobbies Man with magnet finds underwater safe packed with $100 bills Allan Rose Hill

Science California's amazing geographic oddities B.R. O'Deal

bigfoot Man seeks police authorization to shoot Bigfoot David Pescovitz

arizona An Arizona town's water is cut off due to drought, leaving folks scrambling to find another source Carla Sinclair

climate change Water futures are "going to be ugly" Elías Villoro

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

drought The Rio Grande river has dried up through Albuquerque for the first time in four decades Mark Frauenfelder

crimes Two ex-cops offering a $5,000 reward if you find a dead body in Lake Mead David Pescovitz

water Low water level exposes body dumped in Lake Mead Jason Weisberger

25 million people rely on water from Lake Mead, and it's drying up Mark Frauenfelder

Minnesota FLDS and Seth Jeffs are now digging into Minnesota Xeni Jardin

corruption Cheap dates: here's how much it cost the telcoms sector to buy Congress and murder Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow