However, the brine pools are a rich oasis of life. Thick carpets of microbes support a diverse suite of animals.” They ...

Life exists in extreme environments on Earth, from arid deserts and frozen tundras to thermal, toxic vents in the deepest reaches of the ocean floor. But it can’t exist on every inch of the ...

WHITE EARTH, N.D. - An oil well in North Dakota's Mountrail County that has been out of control since late Saturday night leaked oil and brine water into the nearby White Earth River, but has ...

Scientists believe that life on Earth may have first appeared in deep-sea conditions similar to those of these brine pools, ...