The large-scale deposits of salt around the Dead Sea, known as salt giants, are built up as the lake's highly saline water ...

A study in 2005 concluded that soaking in a bath with salt from the Dead Sea can improve your skin's barrier strength, compared with a tap-water soak. This study found that topical treatments with ...

The Dead Sea is an extraordinary natural laboratory, providing rare insights into the formation of large-scale salt formations known as salt giants. A recent study led by UC Santa Barbara’s ...

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on Earth's land surface, with one of the world's highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a ...

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly ...