Until now, all known deep-sea brine pools in the Red Sea were located at least 15.5 miles (25 km) offshore. Now, scientists have discovered the first such pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, ...

The brine pools didn’t show up but there was a particularly deep area in the Gulf of Aqaba, nearly two kilometers deep, and I had the idea that this is the sort of area where you may get brine ...

The brine pools in question are in the Gulf of Aqaba, a large region in the northeast of the Red Sea that lies between the Arabian and Sinai peninsulas.

"Deep-sea brine pools are a great analogue for the early Earth and, despite being devoid of oxygen and hypersaline, are teeming with a rich community of so-called 'extremophile' microbes.

Previously, the closest brine pool located in the Red Sea was found at least 15.5 miles offshore. This pool, however, was found just 1.25 miles off the coast of Egypt. 3.

From “Discovery of the Deep-Sea NEOM Brine Pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea,” by Sam J. Purkis et al., in Communications Earth & Environment, Vol. 3, No. 146; June 27, 2022 ...

AS if life under the sea wasn’t tough enough, there are some depths not fit for any animal to survive. Rare brine pools in the Red Sea are incredibly salty and have no oxygen whatsoever. In f… ...

Researchers recently discovered rare deep-sea brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, a northern extension to the Red Sea. These salty underwater lakes hold secrets into the way oceans on Earth formed ...

Context. Marine scientists indeed call a deep-sea brine pool off the eastern coast of Mexico a "Jacuzzi of Despair" or "Hot Tub of Despair." While it's true that most organisms that enter the ...

Scientists who have been exploring the Red Sea have discovered natural death traps in the region now believed to be the location where Moses parted the waters.. The brine pools were found 4,000 ...

Scientists who have been exploring the Red Sea have discovered natural death traps in the region now believed to be the location where Moses parted the waters. The brine pools were found 4,000 ...

One of the most extreme are the Red Sea brine pools, which exist in the Gulf of Aqaba in the area of the Red Sea between the ...