Researchers studied the annual mass deaths of pink amphipods in Eilat. Climate change and disease were ruled out.

Visitors to the shores of Eilat in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea ... Climate change, particularly marine heat waves—short periods during which sea temperatures rise significantly ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report ...

Scientists who have been exploring the Red Sea have discovered natural death ... lack of oxygen causes the pools to kill or stun all marine life that enters it, according to a study published ...

Scientists discovered deadly saltwater pools nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the Red Sea, offering new insights into the origins of life on Earth ... causing any marine creature that ...

So, while the brine pools at the bottom of the Red Sea are lethal to most marine life, they offer invaluable insights into Earth’s history and the potential for life elsewhere in the universe.