A brine pool is a rare and bizarre anomaly of nature: water so dense with salt that it won't mix with seawater and forms a clearly defined “lake” on the ocean floor, becoming a toxic environment where ...

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 ...

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 ...