Any impurities left behind in water evaporate when it evaporates. Therefore, the Dead Sea is home to some of the saltiest and most mineral-rich natural water on earth. With the same depth of water, a ...

These chimneys resemble hydrothermal chimneys discovered in oceanic ridges, but "the system is completely different," ...

These vents offer new insights into the groundwater dynamics and evolving landscape of the region surrounding the Dead Sea.

Mineral chimneys found on the Dead Sea floor signal potential sinkhole sites, aiding in hazard prediction and environmental ...

Siebert and his team have been researching how the dynamics of the groundwater system in this region are changing and how ...

In an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes. | Earth And ...

The Dead Sea has a salt content of around 30 percent - but in some parts of the huge salt lake, special, extremely salty ...