Located 1,388 feet below sea level, it’s the lowest point on Earth. Its extreme salinity makes it incredibly buoyant, allowing people to float easily. Visitors often ask, “Why does the Dead ...

An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship ...

the salt causes you to float effortlessly on the surface. Many also believe that the Dead Sea (and its mud) has healing powers. Although that hasn't been proven, both the mud and the salty water ...

The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content increases the water's density, which is why people float in the Dead Sea more easily than in the ocean. This effect is seen ...

Nir Arielli’s rigorous history, The Dead Sea, ranges over millennia of the landscape’s paradoxes, conflicts and botanic curios The Dead Sea is a paradoxical place. A large, terminal lake ...