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Gemma Jones

Mystery behind 'bleeding' waterfall finally solved as researchers find answers

The mystery behind a 'bleeding' glacier branded Blood Falls has finally been solved by researchers.

First discovered in 1911 during a British expedition to Antarctica by researchers, who were shocked to notice a glacier "bleeding" from its tongue onto an ice-covered lake.

More than a century later, researchers have finally solved what is causing it to happen.

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