Israeli artist raises a ghostly bride from the Dead Sea
Dip a dowdy dress into one of the world’s saltiest lakes and see what happens. Artist Sigalit Landau did, and ended up growing a crystalline gown straight out of Frozen. Take a look at these images....
View ArticleGet suing for your environment
A landmark law was just passed in Israel this year. The Israeli Parliament, known as the Knesset just passed a new law on January 1, that allows both public and non-profit organizations to file a...
View ArticleIran’s capital city being swallowed by sinkholes
Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, fissures also known as sinkholes are opening up, causing Iran’s major city and...
View ArticleHow the pagans touched the East and West Banks and influenced your religion
Nature-worshipping pagans touched every monotheistic religion in the birth places of Christianity and Judaism, and then the spread of Islam through the near Middle East. Some historical accounts by...
View ArticleSave the Dead Sea with your old travel shots
Poor political relations, business neglect, climate change. The Dead Sea is dying. Help save it by being part of an international photo competition to document its change and beauty. Ever visit the...
View ArticleSpencer Tunick nudes pose to save the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is dying. Lack of natural run-off from the River Jordan, and an ecological disaster created from mineral mining – for fertilizer – has created a situation where the Dead Sea is retreating...
View ArticleDead Sea Museum, first renderings revealed
Some 300 people got naked at a Spencer Tunick photoshoot this week to highlight the dying Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is dying. A new museum is being built to hold onto what we are losing. The Spencer...
View ArticleThe Dead Sea is Shrinking
While I was on my 10-day Taglit Birthright Israel trip, I had the opportunity to go to the Dead Sea, and it was one of my favorite places I have ever been to. It was like no other place I’d ever seen....
View ArticleAncient Roman swords found in Dead Sea area caves
Four ancient Roman swords, in near perfect condition were unearthed in a cave in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve in Israel by the Dead Sea. It’s as though they were forged by Romans just a few years ago....
View ArticleEssay on pleasure revealed in ancient scroll
Virtual unwrapping scroll of ancient papyrus AI deciphers the text of 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scripts, unveiling musings on music and capers. Student researchers have used machine learning to...
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