As humans deplete its water source and climate change accelerates, the Dead Sea is drying up, leaving salt formations and ...

The discovery of salt giants in the Dead Sea—formed from a perfect mixture of conditions in the terminal lake—presents a prime opportunity to study how these geological formations coalesce.

Brown pelicans and other coastal birds are appearing at rescue centers in droves as Pacific heat wave broils coastal waters ...

The dry, semi-arid landscape surrounding the Dead Sea is a harsh environment. Few birds remain here long-term, and those that do have learned to embrace the desert oasis. Highly saline conditions make ...

The Dead Sea sits at the lowest point on Earth's land surface, approximately 1,412 feet below sea level. This unique location exists within the Jordan Rift Valley, a long depression created by ...

Three sisters from London were formally identified after being found in the water near Brighton beach as police continue ...

Florida sea turtle found dead in seaweed on beach amid historic bloom. Biomass was 19.1 million tons in March, then 28.7 ...

A large international team of marine researchers monitored the seafloor surrounding the corpse of a whale that had sunk 4,920 ...

A dead humpback whale who washed ashore in Newport Beach earlier this week was washed back out to sea with the rising tides Thursday night. On Friday morning, scientists located the whale and were ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A “salt giant” might sound like a creation straight from the mind of J.R.R. Tolkien, but in geology, they are very real, large-scale salt deposits ...