Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
Why is the sea salty?
Isolated bodies of water can also become extra salty, or hypersaline, through evaporation. The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content increases the water's density, ...
National Geographic news1 年
How a photographer captured this bizarre salt island in the Dead Sea
A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...
Spectacular Salt Chimneys Discovered In The Dead Sea
Siebert and his team have been researching how the dynamics of the groundwater system in this region are changing and how ...
Mysterious White Smokers Discovered in the Dead Sea
Mineral chimneys found on the Dead Sea floor signal potential sinkhole sites, aiding in hazard prediction and environmental ...
Researchers find meter-high mineral chimneys in the Dead Sea, a potential sinkhole warning
These chimneys resemble hydrothermal chimneys discovered in oceanic ridges, but "the system is completely different," ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6 天
‘White smokers’ in the Dead Sea serve as nature’s sinkhole warning system: Study
The Dead Sea, already known for its unique geographical and chemical properties, is now home to a remarkable discovery: ...
This is the Dead Sea, the earth’s lowest and most peculiar body of water
The lowest land-locked body of water, that also happens to be extremely peculiar because of its ecosystem and composition: ...