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 ...

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.