Sinkholes on receding Dead Sea shore mark 'nature's revenge'
In the heyday of the Ein Gedi spa in the 1960s, holidaymakers could marinate in heated pools and then slip into the briny Dead Sea. Now the same beach is punctured by craters.
In the heyday of the Ein Gedi spa in the 1960s, holidaymakers could marinate in heated pools and then slip into the briny Dead Sea. Now the same beach is punctured by craters.
Environment
Oct 27, 2021
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An analysis of sediment cores from the Bering Sea has revealed a recurring relationship between warmer climates and abrupt episodes of low-oxygen "dead zones" in the subarctic North Pacific Ocean over the past 1.2 million ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2021
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The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered some 70 years ago, are famous for containing the oldest manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and many hitherto unknown ancient Jewish texts. But the individual people behind the ...
Archaeology
Apr 21, 2021
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Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center—the world's largest marine mammal hospital—have found that viral-caused cancer in adult California sea lions is significantly increased by their exposure to toxins in the environment. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2021
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A fish kill this week is a clear sign the health of Biscayne Bay is at risk, FIU Institute of Environment researchers said.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2020
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The collection of more than 25,000 fragments of ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls include, among other ancient texts, the oldest copies of books of the Hebrew Bible. But finding a way to piece them all together ...
Archaeology
Jun 2, 2020
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With streets deserted, hospitals full and morgues struggling to cope with the number of bodies, it isn't surprising that some people are making comparisons with the apocalypse.
Archaeology
Apr 13, 2020
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A team of workers at Art Fraud Insights, LLC, has found that all of the Dead Sea Scroll (DSS) fragments housed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C. are fake. They have published their findings on their company website.
Methuselah, Adam, Jonah, Uriel, Boaz, Judith and Hannah—all sat dormant in Judea since biblical times. Now scientists have resurrected them in the hopes of better understanding their vanished lineage.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
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The Museum of the Bible in Washington quietly replaced an artifact purported to be one of a handful of miniature Bibles that a NASA astronaut carried to the moon in 1971 after an expert questioned its authenticity.
Other
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