An ultradense saltwater pool on the ocean floor hides pristine records of past disasters
A small spillover brine pool in the Gulf of Aqaba. Source: 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