Did you hear about the weird holes scientists found at the bottom of Lake Michigan? Divers exploring the lake stumbled across perfectly round pits that look like something out of a sci-fi movie. At first, people joked it might be aliens or underwater crop circles, but the truth is still pretty mysterious. Scientists think the holes might be formed by methane gas escaping from beneath the lakebed, or maybe by strong underwater currents eroding the sand. What’s even cooler is that these holes are home to unique ecosystems with strange microorganisms. It’s like a whole underwater world we’re just beginning to explore! Credit: la lasta glaciepoko: by ZDF/Terra X/Bilderfest/Florian Breier/Klaus Wache/Tobias Forth/Maik Siegle /Peter Riegel/Lilly Wagner/ Maximilian Mohr, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:046_-_Kiel_la_lasta_glaciepoko_komenci%C4%9Dis_-_scivolemo_-_zdf.webm Shirase Glacier Antarctica: by Google Earth, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Timelapse-_Shirase_Glacier_Antarctica.webm Pine Island Glacier: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Glacier Valley formation: by Cecilia Bernal, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glacier_Valley_formation-_Formaci%C3%B3n_Valle_glaciar.gif Greenland Ice Flow: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Lac Beauchamp marks: by FinTheKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lac_Beauchamp_chatter_marks.jpg map of Lake Michigan: by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, https://flic.kr/p/79HVyF Geheimnisvolle Tiefsee: by ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion/Tamar Baumgarten/Scope VFX/Maximilian Mohr, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geheimnisvolle_Tiefsee.webm Gastrosaccus spinifer: by Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gastrosaccus_spinifer.jpg Mysida sp: by Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mysida_sp._(48929234648).jpg Myoxocephalus thomsonii: by JG Mychek-Londer, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Myoxocephalus_thomsonii%22_%22deepwater_sculpin%22.JPG Rock covered: by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_covered_in_quagga_mussels_(20444468834).jpg, https://flic.kr/p/x9BfiY Archean: by Tim Bertelink, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archean.png Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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