Nov. 21, 2005 — -- People travel from all over the world to slather themselves in nutrient-rich mud from Israel's Dead Sea. Legend says it was the Queen of Sheba who first believed in the ...

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 gives it a correspondingly ...

Is the lowest place on earth, approximately 400 meters below sea level. Has the highest barometric pressure on earth (800 mm Hg) with a partial oxygen pressure of 8% more than sea level, resulting in ...

The Dead Sea isn’t just the saltiest body of water on Earth—it’s a living laboratory for the formation of giant underground salt deposits. Researchers are unraveling how evaporation, temperature ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...