The Dead Sea is a saltwater terminal lake — a lake with no outflow. (Courtesy photo) The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the ...

In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd tossed a rock into a cave near the Dead Sea—and he heard it strike pottery. Upon entering the cave, he found a jar filled with three well-preserved rolls of marked ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls may be even older than researchers thought, according to a new study driven by an artificial intelligence (AI) model. A group of researchers from the Netherlands, Italy and ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls are returning to American shores for the first time in nearly a decade. “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition,” featuring scroll fragments from ancient Israel, including pieces of a ...

Is the lowest place on earth, approximately 400 meters below sea level. Has the highest barometric pressure on earth (800 mm Hg) with a partial oxygen pressure of 8% more than sea level, resulting in ...

Four “excellently preserved” Roman-era swords were found in a cave overlooking the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday morning. The rare weapons are believed to have been ...

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 ...