A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...

Its extremely high salt concentration (33.7% ... Qumran is best known for being the discovery site of the Dead Sea Scrolls, located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the Judean ...

A special salty mineral discovered on the Dead Sea's Temple Scroll could be why the ancient manuscript has remained relatively so well-preserved for 2,000 years.

As this fresh water diffuses into salt deposits beneath the surface ... martyrs and zealots, the Dead Sea region abounds with sites sacred to Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

Scientists have uncovered a cache of ancient weapons hidden deep inside a cave in the Judean Desert, opening a window to ...

Recent travelers describe a swim in these waters, which are so salty that ... coast of the Dead Sea. Overlooking the sea from its cliff-side perch, this archaeological site houses the remains ...

And while the heavily salinated sea lacked fish, it provided salt and bitumen ... of overseeing research of the Dead Sea Scrolls. His team excavated a site near Qumran from 1951 to 1956.

Some parts of the ocean are more saline than others, particularly where there are higher levels of evaporation, such as in the Red Sea. Isolated bodies of water can also become extra salty, or ...

Jesus conquers death so he can come back and enjoy another meal, lingering with his friends for as long as he can. David Bentley Hart imagines Eros, Hephaistos, Hermes, and Psyche coming out of ...