What is ocean’s ‘lake of death’? What happens when marine life enters one of deadliest underwater spots |

Brine pools kill marine life because extreme salinity, oxygen absence, and toxic chemicals stop all cellular functions/ Courtesy University of Miami Brine pools, often nicknamed underwater lakes or lakes of death, are some of the most dangerous environments in the ocean. They are pockets of water so salty and oxygen-free that they form sharp, visible […]

30,000 fossils uncovered in the Arctic show how oceans came back to life after the ‘Great Dying’ |

A remarkable fossil discovery on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago has unveiled the oldest known oceanic reptile ecosystem from the Age of Dinosaurs. More than 30,000 fossils, including teeth, bones, and coprolites, have been recovered, representing a diverse array of marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, and sharks that thrived around 249 […]