Blood Falls is a waterfall of vibrant red water that oozes out of Antarctica's Taylor Glacier. Its unique color is due to iron salts seeping out of the ice that turn red when exposed to oxygen. The ...

A bright red waterfall isn’t something you’d expect to see on the icy landscape of Antarctica, but that’s exactly what’s pouring out from the foot of Taylor Glacier. A team of scientists now claims to ...

Ken Livi, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University, may have finally discovered the secret behind the mysterious "Blood Falls" of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. Discovered over 100 years ago during the ...

Thomas Griffith Taylor, a British geologist, discovered a stunning sight in Antarctica during the Terra Nova Expedition in 1911: a waterfall that seemed to be streaming with blood. The phenomena, also ...

This flow of red liquid on Taylor Glacier in Antarctica has been perplexing scientists since it was discovered, but they've finally figured it out. No, it's not actually blood. Thank goodness. Share ...

Antarctica's crimson waterfall is truly haunting, and very few people ever see it in person. In the wilderness of Antarctica, where the landscape is stark and otherworldly, there exists a phenomenon ...

Antarctica’s Blood Falls is one of the strangest natural phenomena you're likely to see, and the mystery behind it has fascinated members of the scientific community for decades. For the uninitiated, ...

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A large glacier in Antarctica produces a bright red river that oozes out of the ice, aptly named Blood Falls. Why the reddish water pours out of Antarctica's Taylor Glacier and into Lake Bonney ...