The Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), occurring between approximately 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, represents a watershed moment in Earth’s geological history.

Discover how the Dead Sea, Earth's lowest and saltiest lake, continues to build massive underground salt formations.

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s ...

A groundbreaking discovery off the coast of Italy has scientists excited about a potentially life-changing resource. Researchers have uncovered avast deposit of ancient freshwater beneath the Hyblaean ...

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"The Messinian Salinity Crisis occurred when the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean," said Sellam.

“The Messinian Salinity Crisis occurred when the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean,” said Sellam.