Tag: Dead Sea

Sinkholes and Shrinking Shores: The Race to Rescue the Dead Sea

On August 5th, 2025, environmental experts from Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories descended upon the University of Leeds...

She makes Dead Sea Diamonds and farms crystals for ion powers

Michal Rothschild creates Dead Sea Diamonds, jewelry from crystals she finds and harvests at the Dead Sea.

Why Turkey earthquakes don’t hit Israel? It’s the Dead Sea Fault

The researchers add that the meeting area between the Dead Sea and East Anatolian Faults may be considered a natural laboratory for studying the processes in which tectonic junctions are formed between plate boundaries.

Reserve a Red Sea pod hotel at Shebara Island for $2,400 a night

A new Red Sea resort in Saudi Arabia called Shebaya Island is already taking pre-bookings for its glamorous pod hotels, a cool SAR 9,000 a night, which equals about $2,400 USD. No big deal if you've berthed your mega-yacht at its shores. 

The Masada siege lasted weeks, not the legendary years say archeologists

The Dead Sea fortress of Masada may have been seized by the Romans in weeks rather than years.

Discovering the Magic of Dead Sea Magnesium Chloride

Icy winters means salt on the driveways and walkways. This company offers a more pet-friendly solution from the Dead Sea, which is based on magnesium salt.

Essay on pleasure revealed in ancient scroll

AI deciphers the text of 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scripts, unveiling musings on music and capers.

Ancient Roman swords found in Dead Sea area caves

Four ancient Roman swords, in near perfect condition were unearthed in a cave in the In Gedi Nature Reserve in Israel by the Dead Sea.

The Dead Sea is Shrinking

This story is about the Dead Sea, why it's shrinking, and what is being done about it. It is also a call for action story to spread awareness on this critical issue.

Dead Sea Museum, first renderings revealed

The Dead Sea is dying. A new museum is being built to hold onto what we are losing.

Spencer Tunick nudes pose to save the Dead Sea

Imagine creating a garbage dump in the middle of the grand canyon or scaling the top of off Mount Everest? In effect that's what mineral mining is doing at the Dead Sea. And where politics and money can't intervene Ariel Fruchter is hoping art will help.

Save the Dead Sea with your old travel shots

Poor political relations, business neglect, climate change. The Dead Sea is dying. Help save it by being part of an international photo competition to document its change and beauty.