
Lake Natron in northern Tanzania causes any animal that becomes engrossed in the water to die and become calcified, according to an article from New Scientist Tuesday.
Nick Brandt, well-known for his photography of East Africa's natural landscape, came across Tanzania's Lake Natron during his travels.
The lake is named for a mineral (natron, often referred to as sodium carbonate decahydrate) whose presence gives Lake Natron a unusually...