Breaking news, curated around the clock
Home /Science

Clues from the Dead Sea could explain ancient drying of the Mediterranean

Science | 2026-10-27 at 15:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have happened in the Mediterranean 5.5 million years ago
Read Full Article →
← More Science news
Related Articles
2026-10-26 · 16:00
Predatory amphibians swam the seas 237 million years ago
Until now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because…
2026-10-22 · 19:00
Tiny ‘solar flares’ recreated in the lab may explain corona mystery
An experiment has produced nanoflares similar to those seen on the sun, and shown that they can help explain…
2026-10-24 · 11:00
Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that
The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.
2026-10-21 · 17:00
Falling sea levels due to El Niño will hit mangroves and corals
As sea level rise in the eastern Pacific, they are falling around Australia and the Coral Triangle, leaving…
2026-10-26 · 06:30
A 10.8-Billion-Year-Old Radio Burst Is Pointing to a Surprising Home
After traveling 10.8 billion years, fast radio burst FRB 20240304B was picked up by South Africa’s MeerKAT…