Did you know the Dead Sea is incredibly salty, with 342 grams of salt per kilogram? That’s about 34.2% salt, making it ten times saltier than regular ocean water. Located 1,388 feet below sea level, ...

Nov. 21, 2005 — -- People travel from all over the world to slather themselves in nutrient-rich mud from Israel's Dead Sea. Legend says it was the Queen of Sheba who first believed in the ...

The first image from American artist Spencer Tunick’s nude photo installation at the Dead Sea can be seen online. More than 1,000 Israelis modeled nude last month for the installation, initiated in ...

You’ve probably seen those crazy photos of people casually reading newspapers while floating in water like they’re lying on an invisible pool float. That’s the Dead Sea doing its thing, and it’s one ...