Blood Falls, Antarctica is at the head of the Taylor Valley, and is one of the most unique natural places on the planet. Credit: Getty Images/Aurora Creative We may finally have an explanation for ...

Weather-Fox Blood Falls in Antarctica Mystery Finally Solved After 100 Years Posted: March 19, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025 After more than a century of speculation scientists have finally ...

Antarctica’s Blood Falls is a mysterious crimson flow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, discovered in 1911 by geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor. The bright red water seeping from the glacier into the ...

Iron oxides stain the snout of the Taylor Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, forming a feature commonly referred to as Blood Falls. The iron originates from ancient subglacial brine that ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica gets its crimson hue from iron-rich brine that seeps from the Taylor Glacier. The brine oxidizes as it contacts air, creating a rusty, blood-like appearance. Beneath the ...