"The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon dwarfing any other known floods in Earth's history," an ...

A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...

Visitors often ask, “Why does the Dead Sea let you float?” The answer is simple. It’s because of the unique mix of density, ...

Between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea became a basin of desolation, cut off from the global ocean during what is known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). This period saw ...

A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats. The study suggests the ...

The Bonneville Salt Flats may not be the first feature that comes to mind when thinking about Utah's ample natural beauty, but this 30,000-acre feature is worth a visit. From diverse viewing ...