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How a photographer captured this bizarre salt island in the Dead Sea
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 ...
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Visiting Salt Caves Is All the Rage—But Are They Actually Good for You?
Walking out of the Santa Barbara Salt Cave in Santa Barbara, California, my fiancé, Jordan, and I both felt salt on our lips—much like you do when you get out of the ocean after a long swim. Made from ...
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Why is the sea salty?
Isolated bodies of water can also become extra salty, or hypersaline, through evaporation. The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content increases the water's density, ...