For years, ripples at the surface of the Dead Sea hinted there was something mysterious going on beneath its salt-laden waters. But in a lake where accidentally swallowing the water while diving could lead to near-instant asphyxiation, no one was in a hurry to find out what it might be.
This year, some intrepid divers changed that, stumbling onto a geological and biological treasure and capturing it on video. We’ll get to that in just a moment.
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