The Dead Sea isn’t just the saltiest body of water on Earth—it’s a living laboratory for the formation of giant underground ...

Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with an expansive system of lagoons in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina — with giant stromatolites that could ...

In a striking display of geological activity, researchers have observed what they call “salt snow” deep within the Dead Sea—a ...

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 ...

The Dead Sea is an extraordinary natural laboratory, providing rare insights into the formation of large-scale salt formations known as salt giants. A recent study led by UC Santa Barbara’s Eckart ...

Tomra Mining and K+S Minerals and Agriculture have reached a major milestone in their technological partnership at the ...

According to Cargill, salt will still technically melt ice down at -6F, but the "practical working temperature" of salt is considered to be above 15F, or even 20F. There is this "practical working ...

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