Researchers may have finally solved the mystery of Antarctica's 'Blood Falls,' and the red color isn't caused by minerals.
Livi says that the nanospheres discovered by him and the team he worked with were previously unseen because of how small they are, and also because previous research was looking for evidence of minerals. But since nanospheres don’t meet the crystalline structure we see in minerals, they weren’t spotted. To fully understand the mystery of the Blood Falls, though, you have to understand the microbiology in Antarctica, Livi says.
“There are microorganisms that have been existing for potentially millions of years underneath the saline waters of the Antarctic glacier. These are ancient waters,” he explained. As such, the nanospheres we see at play here could be from ancient times, before modern-day humans even roamed the planet. These waters are host to all kinds of bacteria that may not have changed for millennia, Livi says.
While Livi is confident that he and the team have solved the mystery of the Blood Falls, he says that the researcher has only uncovered another mystery that we’ll need to address to properly identify similar elements on other planets, like Mars. But, by studying these extremes on Earth, we can hopefully better prepare for a
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