A five-year international effort will analyze 250 scroll samples to determine where they were made. Bu the copper scroll—a ...

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 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 ...

Unearthed in the Dead Sea desert, an ancient scroll made of copper promises the greatest treasure in history. But is this ...

An international research project is using artificial intelligence and advanced material analysis to investigate the origins ...

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.

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 ...

In the heyday of the Ein Gedi spa in the 1960s, holidaymakers could marinate in heated pools and then slip into the briny Dead Sea. Now the same beach is punctured by craters. A spectacular expanse of ...

EVER SINCE the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by Bedouin shepherds in the 1940s, debate has raged over their exact age. The scrolls, which contain the earliest surviving copies of books from the ...

A new AI-powered study aims to trace the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls using chemical and paleographic analysis.

Neurotoxins secreted by the algae Karenia brevis kill marine life including fish, dolphins and manatees Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP Since late June, crews in Pinellas County, Florida ...

Here at the lowest point on earth — 1,476 feet below sea level — a sign at the Mineral Beach and Spa warns bathers not to swim out beyond it. These days, it is unlikely anyone will disobey. That’s ...