How Antarctica's Blood Falls came to be

Brine that feeds the gruesome-looking Blood Falls in East Antarctica may have been emplaced when sea levels were higher than they are now, a new study says.

This community of microorganisms holds the answer to a longstanding scientific mystery, according to the researchers.

The bright, red-orange stain on Antarctica’s ice-covered landscape may trace back to ancient oceans

Despite being over 20 miles from the ocean, it's organisms are pretty salty.