Antarctica’s Mysterious Blood Falls

Antarctica has a glacier that seems to be bleeding This is Blood Falls red water flowing from

Taylor Glacier. But don’t worry, it’s not blood! The red color comes from iron rich water

trapped beneath the glacier. When it meets the air, the iron oxidizes,

turning the water deep crimson. The water is so salty that it doesn’t freeze,

even in Antarctica’s extreme cold. Beneath the ice it truly forms a liquid river.

Scientists have studied this hidden world for decades, discovering ancient microbial life thriving

in total darkness. Hidden under the glacier for millions of years, this place even

supports ancient microbial life nature’s very own bleeding waterfall Outro Text on screen