ScienceGizmodoabout 2 hours ago
Extinct Red Sea Brine Pool Reveals Early Life
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Researchers aboard R/V OceanXplorer found an extinct deep-sea brine pool in the Red Sea's Hume Deep, active roughly 2,000 to 16,000 years ago. Microbes there oxidized manganese and iron, offering clues to how early life survived before the Great Oxidation Event. Sediments held metals over 100 times richer than surrounding areas, hinting at clean-energy resource exploration.
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