Generations of Texans gather at the river’s stunning headwaters, which have been carved by cycles of catastrophic floods.

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

The rocks are covering the trees' root flares, which need to be exposed to the air for several feet around the tree.

Adam Richins looked outside and saw a brownish hue spanning the horizon across Millard County. “It’s a dust bowl,” he said.