The collapse of the world’s second-largest ice sheet would drown cities worldwide. Is that ice more vulnerable than we know?

The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most remarkable and revolutionary archeological discoveries ever made. Researchers uncovered the first documents within the West Bank’s Qumrum Caves in 1946, ...

Eight days later, a body was pulled from the sea at Sliabh Liag. ... Nikita Burns and Alan Vial, had bundled him over the Co Donegal cliffs, gardaí found the dead man’s glasses, ...

When the landscape opens up, I see the beautiful wreck of the Salton Sea, created by the collision of geology and bad luck. The Salton Sea Management Program along with the U.S. Bureau of ...

Geology 'Quiet Chernobyl' changed Earth's surface so much the planet's mantle is still moving 80 years later. ... the Dead Sea has been shrinking rapidly due to local drought and evaporation.

The Dead Sea, already known for its unique geographical and chemical properties, is now home to a remarkable discovery: towering chimney-like structures, dubbed “white smokers,” that could ...

Implications of the Dead Sea’s Changing Water Levels. The Dead Sea is a highly dynamic system: Its level has been dropping by roughly one meter per year for over 50 years because it is cut off from ...

The Dead Sea has water levels dropping roughly 3ft ... 'These white smokers are more than a geological curiosity and are a potential lifeline for understanding and predicting dangerous sinkholes.' ...

Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content ...

Methods: We screened relevant literature on DS mud collected from the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan and Israel. Publications on mineral muds excavated in different locations around the globe, as ...

The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth, with a salinity of approximately 34.2%. Although labelled a "sea," it is actually a salt lake encircled by craggy desert landscapes.