Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is notorious for killing and preserving dead animals. If you died in its waters, its high levels of sodium carbonate would mummify your body. But instead of taking a ...

The curious minds at What If investigate jumping into the toxic alkaline waters of Lake Natron, revealing chemical burns, ...

Why it's incredible: The lake is so alkaline, it burns the skin and eyes of most animals and turns some to "stone." Lake Natron has a chemical makeup that is so harsh, it is uninhabitable for most ...

The chemistry of Lake Natron's water promotes quick crystallizing. Oct. 2, 2013— -- The Dead Sea may be one of the saltiest lakes on earth, but at least it doesn't turn animals to husks of their ...

Deep in Tanzania, there is a mysterious lake called Lake Natron. This lake is not like any other. Its waters are so harsh that they can burn the skin and eyes of most animals. And if an animal dies in ...

In Tanzania, Lake Natron's crimson waters, formed by volcanic activity and rich in sodium carbonate, preserve animals in stone-like forms. This highly alkaline lake, reaching 60°C, scorches unadapted ...

Lake Natron is a red alkaline lake in Tanzania, famous for calcified animals and flamingos.

Lake Natron is sometimes referred to as Tanzania's beautiful but deadly red lake. It is extraordinary not only because it occasionally turns red, but also because the adjacent volcano has made it ...

From a lake that claimed hundreds of lives to another that mummifies creatures that fall in, these lakes will send a shiver up your spine. A canoeist paddles by the Slate Islands on Lake Superior. The ...