Click here for AnswerPool.com Home page


Google

    AnswerPool.com  Hop To Forum Categories  Science  Hop To Forums  Earth Sciences    The Dead Sea

Moderators: clarebear
Go
Post
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
  Login/Join 
NCcichlid
Platinum
Enthusiast
Posted
What's so dead about the Dead Sea?
 
Posts: 1641 | Location: North Carolina, USA | Registered: 06-03-02Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
MilesWest
Gold Enthusiast
Picture of MilesWest
Posted Hide Post

...but it's not completely dead.
 
Posts: 416 | Location: San Francisco, CA | Registered: 06-04-02Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
frankvan
Diamond
Enthusiast

Picture of frankvan
Posted Hide Post
For the bare bones facts click Dead Sea Facts wink
 
Posts: 7143 | Location: Baltimore, MD, U.S.A | Registered: 06-03-02Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
MilesWest
Gold Enthusiast
Picture of MilesWest
Posted Hide Post
There are "extremophilic" microorganisms called halophiles (salt-loving microbes) that live in the Dead Sea in great numbers.

See: UMass News Release
 
Posts: 416 | Location: San Francisco, CA | Registered: 06-04-02Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
mahal
Diamond Enthusiast
Posted Hide Post
Those ain't bones; those are women!
(Oh, you're talking about the salt deposites!)
Heh-heh...sorry...
 
Posts: 3632 | Location: Washington, US | Registered: 06-03-02Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
 Previous Topic | Next Topic powered by eve community  
 

    AnswerPool.com  Hop To Forum Categories  Science  Hop To Forums  Earth Sciences    The Dead Sea

© 2002-2008 AnswerPool.com



Visit DiscussionPool.com!