New research has pinned down why a bright red waterfall pours from Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica. The answer is not blood or algae but iron-rich brine, with a 2026 study also showing the discharge lines up with a small drop in the glacier surface. A century after explorers first discovered Antarctica's mysterious Blood Falls, scientists say they have finally pieced together how the striking red water escapes from beneath Taylor Glacier. New research published in Antarctic Science links the per... [2351 chars]
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