TOI Science Desk · Programming · 2026-08-28
The Dead Sea has been building a salt floor for years. In 2019, scientists
For years, the Dead Sea presented scientists with a genuine puzzle. Its upper waters, warmed by relentless sun and thickened by evaporation, seemed to shed salt each summer rather than accumulate it, while the lakebed far below kept gaining a fresh crust of crystals regardless of season. The Dead Sea has been building a salt floor for years. In 2019, scientists finally revealed a hidden process that keeps adding new salt every year.
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