Recent measurements show it at approximately 439 meters below sea level, a drop of more than 1 meter per year. The Dead Sea now sits at its lowest recorded point in modern history, marking a dramatic ...

The large-scale deposits of salt around the Dead Sea, known as salt giants, are built up as the lake's highly saline water evaporates, and a new study of their formation has revealed some of the ...

The lowest point on Earth is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the world about the rapidly accelerating dangers of plastic pollution. The Press Service of Israel caught up with the authors of ...