New Delhi: Blood Falls is flowing from the glacier in Antarctica. The name of this glacier is Taylor Glacier. It is on Victoria Land in East Antarctica. These sights are awe-inspiring for the brave explorers and scientists who visit here. This stream of blood has been flowing for decades. Now the reason for his exit is known. Below the Taylor Glacier is a very ancient site. It is believed that life exists there. Like the presence of aliens on Earth. That means there is life under the glacier. Scientists who have closely observed these blood springs. Having sampled it, they say it tastes as salty as blood. But this area is nothing short of hell. Going here means risking your life.
In 1911, British explorer Thomas Griffith Taylor discovered this waterfall of blood for the first time. European scientists were the first to reach this area of Antarctica. At first, Thomas and his colleagues thought it was red algae. But it was not so. This recognition was later revoked. In 1960, it was discovered that there are iron salts under the glacier. ie, ferric hydroxide. It’s coming out of a thick layer of ice like you’d scoop out a paste with toothpaste.
A study in 2009 revealed that there are microorganisms under the glacier, causing this blood flow to emerge. These microorganisms have lived under these glaciers for 15 to 40 million years. It is a small part of a much larger ecosystem. Humans have been able to discover only a small part of it. It is so big that it would take decades to find it from one end to the other. Because it is very difficult to come and live in this area.
When the water from the falls was tested in a laboratory, it was found to contain bacteria from a rare subglacial ecosystem. About which no one knows. They live in places where there is no oxygen. That is, they live their lives in this place without light. The temperature of this place is minus 7 degrees Celsius during the day. That is, the blood stream is too cold. Being more salty, it is runny, otherwise it will freeze immediately.
Scientists do not yet understand what is pushing the blood flow from the inside, causing it to come out of the glacier. It is not known whether there is a geological force behind it or something else. The source of the blood springs has been buried beneath the glacier for millions of years. If you get a chance to study here, you will know how life started on earth. It may also be related to Europa, the moon of Mars and Jupiter.