The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on Earth's land surface, with one of the world's highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a ...

From Jerusalem’s ancient streets to the shifting shores of the Dead Sea, one Israeli photographer documents a land that ...

The discovery of salt giants in the Dead Sea—formed from a perfect mixture of conditions in the terminal lake—presents a prime opportunity to study how these geological formations coalesce.

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. The high concentration of salt ...

The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Israel and Jordan. Considered the lowest point in the world, it lies 429 meters below ...

The Dead Sea is an extraordinary natural laboratory, providing rare insights into the formation of large-scale salt formations known as salt giants. A recent study led by UC Santa Barbara’s Eckart ...

In an interdisciplinary project coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers have discovered meter-high salt chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. Chimney-like ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: A "salt giant" might sound like a creation straight from the mind of J.R.R. Tolkien, but in geology, they are very real, large-scale salt deposits ...