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a team of scientists and engineers with the Ocean Exploration Trust were exploring the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico when they came across a larger brine pool, which looks like underwater lake.

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 ...

The brine pools, located in the Gulf of Aqaba ... Despite their inhospitable nature, these underwater environments may provide a window into Earth's distant past, as they preserve geological ...