Dead Sea : Discovery News

Ancient 'Bone Box' Called Oldest Christian Artifact

Posted Fri Apr 20, 2012 04:03 PM ET | 0

A tomb found in Jerusalem appears to be inscribed with Jonah and a fish, but the translation is in question. Read more

It's Alive! Pleistocene Plant Blooms Again

Posted Tue Feb 21, 2012 05:09 AM ET | 0

Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants. Read more

A Dry Dead Sea Before Biblical Times

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Dec 8, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Deep beneath the dwindling Dead Sea, newly uncovered sediments harbor clues to ancient events. Read more

Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online

Posted Tue Sep 27, 2011 01:31 PM ET | 0

The documents are in an ultra-high resolution format and reveal details previously invisible to the naked eye. Read more

Dead Sea Hosts Mass Nude Photo Shoot

Posted Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:42 AM ET | 0

U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick photographed 1,200 naked Israelis and tourists to raise awareness about the Dead Sea drying up. Read more

Animals: Sea Lampreys Flee Death Scent [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Aug 17, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

The smell of dead sea lampreys makes live ones scatter. And it's this new finding that could pave the way to better methods of controlling the invasive fish in the Great Lakes. Jorge Ribas reports. Watch video

Resurrecting the Dead Sea

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed May 25, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

With the Dead Sea drying up as a result of rising water demand, the historic body of water may one day disappear. Read more

Dead Sea Scrolls Going Digital

Posted Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:20 PM ET | 0

The project aims to use space-age technology to create the clearest images possible of the ancient documents. Read more

Dead Sea Scrolls Made Locally, Tests Show

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Jul 20, 2010 02:42 PM ET | 0

Proton analysis shows the dead sea scrolls' chemistry matches that of the water in the area where the ancient document was found. Read more

Wide Angle: Our Changing Oceans

Posted Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:35 PM ET

Surprising new discoveries and stories of conservation, hope, and adventure abound in this wide angle, letting you see our wondrous watery planet like never before. Read more

Q and A: Who Was the Historical Jesus?: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

Biblical scholar Rachel Havrelock discusses the historical Jesus and some common misconceptions about early Christianity. Read more

Hubble Telescope to Get Final House Call: Discovery News

Posted Thu May 7, 2009 11:19 AM ET

Astronauts will soon make final repairs and add key instruments to the Hubble Space Telescope. Read more

Oldest Hebrew Writing Possibly Found : Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:34 PM ET

Ancient inscriptions on a 3,000-year-old pottery shard could be the oldest known Hebrew writing. Read more

King Solomon-Era Mine Found : Discovery News

Posted Tue Oct 28, 2008 06:25 AM ET

Mines uncovered near the Dead Sea may once have supplied an ancient king with copper. Read more

Ink May Have Poisoned Monks : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri Jun 27, 2008 07:28 AM ET

Medieval bones from six different Danish cemeteries reveal that monks who wrote Biblical texts and other religious materials may have been exposed to toxic mercury, which was used to formulate just one of their ink colors: red. Read more