Posted on 04/16/2009 2:03:11 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Gushing from a glacier, rust-stained Blood Falls contains evidence that microbes have survived in prehistoric seawater deep under ice for perhaps millions of years, a new study says.
The colony of microscopic life-forms may have been trapped when Antarctica's then advancing Taylor Glacier reached into the ocean 1.5 to 4 million years ago.
What's more, the tiny organisms' feeding habits apparently give the falls their shocking color.
Blood Falls, Scientists Jump
For decades researchers have been intrigued by Blood Falls, which incongruously spills from one of the driest parts of Antarctica, the aptly named Dry Valleys.
"The Dry Valleys are all brown," said study leader Jill Mikucki of Dartmouth College.
"You might see some white ice and blue skies—and then here's this bright red waterfall. It invokes a lot of curiosity."
Wasn’t there an old sci fi movie where an ancient microbe melted out of a glacier and killed everyone?
Bloody Vikings...
You need to check your math.
How could there be million year old life on an earth that is only 5000 years old?
Yup.
Microbe years.
It’s a variation on “dog years”.
Simply to make you look like a dumbass.
It’s a trick! My brother explained it to me perfectly.
Those folks are, ummm, NAKED!
Schwang in the wind.
How do you explain this?
Now we’ll have Algore whining, “The glaciers are dying, see them bleed”.
Looks like a scene from :The Ten Commandments” when Moses turne the water into blood. Ramases wasn’t too happy with that.
Million-Year-Old Microbe Colony Found Under Antarctic Ice
FoxNews.com | 4/17/2009 | Andrea Thompson
Posted on 04/17/2009 5:49:00 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
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