Immediate death Gulf of Aqaba underwater brine pools may explain origin of life on Earth
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.
View on the Aqaba gulf and coral reefs near Eilat, Israel.(photo credit: Sergei25. Via Shutterstock)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF