The Underwater Lakes That Shouldn't Exist

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Go to https://geolog.ie/ASTRUMEARTH70 or scan the QR Code on the screen and use code ASTRUMEARTH70 to get 70% off your custom skincare starter set. Plus you get a free gift + up to 50% off add-ons. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ In 2020, a submersible from the Ocean-Xplorer research ship found something incredible lurking on the ocean floor. Among the deep sea tube worms, smoking hydrothermal vents, and salt-encrusted crabs, was an undisturbed, underwater... lake. Join us as we take a deep dive into the bizarre world of these deadly pools: their discovery, what we have learned, and what makes them some of the weirdest water bodies on Earth. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 03:00 What Did They Discover? 05:43 Underwater… Lake? 10:09 Bubbling Up From Below 13:03 Underwater…Waterfalls? 14:56 Can Anything Survive Here? 18:51 Scavenging Sea Creatures 22:08 Beginnings of Life on Earth 25:20 Extraterrestrial Brine Pools ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Subscribe to the channel! https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Support our Patreon and you’ll get early access to Astrum Earth content, before anyone else: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumspace Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Anomalous Bottom Water in the Red Sea”, via nature.com https://bit.ly/hcharnock “Anoxic, Hypersaline Basin in the Northern Gulf of Mexico”, via science.org https://bit.ly/GoMbrinepool “Discovering a Brine Pool | Nautilus Live”, via youtube.com https://bit.ly/nautilusbrinepool “Double Diffusion”, via sciencedirect.com https://bit.ly/doublediffusion “Lakes Within Oceans”, via noaa.gov https://bit.ly/NOAAexplorer “Microbiolo