Antarctic Blood Falls Explained: Glacial Sinking Triggers Ancient Brine Pulses
A new study explains Blood Falls by showing Taylor Glacier's downward flexing traps ancient, iron-rich brine beneath the ice; slow glacier movement builds pressure until cracks allow pulses of brine to reach the surface at Blood Falls and seep into nearby Lake Bonney, while iron-rich nanospheres—responsible for the red color—were identified in prior work.
