For centuries the waters of the Dead Sea have been known for their therapeutic benefits. The sea contains a high concentration of sea salts with healthy minerals like magnesium, calcium, iodine ...

Dead Sea salt can be used as bath salts, which you can add to your bath and soak in the tub.‌ You can use Dead Sea bath salts by putting them into bathwater that’s around 95 degrees Fahrenheit ...

While salts have been known to mitigate its effect, researchers have said that the Dead Sea in particular is effective in soothing eczema. Eczema is a common skin condition that causes red or ...

The Dead Sea is 306 meters (1,004 feet) deep, which also makes it the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water ...

A mysterious underwater "snowfall" of salt is falling and accumulating far below the surface of the Dead Sea. For decades the already-salty Dead Sea has been slowly getting saltier as its fresh ...

The excessive salt content increases the density of the water, increasing our buoyancy and making it almost impossible to sink in the Dead Sea, although it is a myth that you cannot drown. The total ...

The salt-encrusted bicycle isn’t on display in “The Burning Sea,” but the exhibit begins with other familiar works from Landau’s work, including the wall-sized projection “DeadSee ...

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau wades into the warm, briny waters of the Dead Sea to inspect her latest creations -- everyday objects coated in salt crystals that glisten in the bright morning sun. The ...

Salt formations on the southern coast of the Dead Sea, with the abandoned P88 pumping station in the background, and Masada on the horizon, May 28, 2024.