Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine scientists indeed call a deep-sea brine pool off the eastern coast of Mexico a "Jacuzzi of Despair" or "Hot Tub of Despair.

The brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba are up to ten times saltier than seawater and lack oxygen, causing marine creatures that enter to be anesthetized or die. Scientists discovered deadly saltwater ...

Far below the ocean surface, in regions deeper than 1,000 meters, scientists have discovered environments so extreme that they resemble alien lakes resting on the seafloor. These features, known as ...

The high salt and no oxygen combo of a newly discovered deadly brine pool in the Red Sea kills almost any critter with the misfortune to swim into it. This salty spot 1.1 miles below the sea’s surface ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The Gulf of Mexico is known for many things, ...

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 water will die ...