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Blue Pool Untouched by Humans Discovered in Deep Cave in the US

This cave pool, found in the Lechuguilla Cave of New Mexico, appears to be completely pristine. It was discovered in October at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. MAX WISSHAK PHOTO/CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
This cave pool, found in the Lechuguilla Cave of New Mexico, appears to be completely pristine. It was discovered in October at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. MAX WISSHAK PHOTO/CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
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Blue Pool Untouched by Humans Discovered in Deep Cave in the US

This cave pool, found in the Lechuguilla Cave of New Mexico, appears to be completely pristine. It was discovered in October at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. MAX WISSHAK PHOTO/CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
This cave pool, found in the Lechuguilla Cave of New Mexico, appears to be completely pristine. It was discovered in October at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. MAX WISSHAK PHOTO/CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK

Explorers have discovered a pool in a deep cave in a US park. Pictures show the "wondrous" blue pool - never before been seen by human eyes - that was found in the depths of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, USA.

The alien-like pool contains milky aquamarine liquid, surrounded by white frosted rock, the Kansas City Star reports. According to the Daily Mirror, it is believed that the cave has evolved over thousands of years and has been completely untouched by humans.

Rodney Horrocks, chief of natural and cultural resources at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, said "This pool has been isolated for hundreds of thousands of years and had never seen light before that day."

The eerie discovery was made 700ft below the entrance of Lechuguilla Cave, one of the 10 longest caves in the world. Although it was discovered in 1993, explorers only entered its "virgin" passages for the first time in October.

Posting news of the discovery on Facebook, geoscientist Max Wisshak said: "Exploration in caves sometimes yields wondrous sights. This cave pool, found in Lechuguilla Cave, appears to be completely pristine."

"The edges beneath this pool appear to be pool fingers, which could be bacterial colonies that have evolved entirely without human presence," he added. The expedition, led by Wisshak, involved mapping out 1.3 miles of passages and multiple rope drops. It is not known when the cave network was formed.

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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor, Who Devoted His Life for Peace, Dies at 93

Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor, Who Devoted His Life for Peace, Dies at 93

Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace has died. He was 93.

Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 3, the Urakami Catholic Church, where he prayed almost daily until last year, said on Sunday. Local media reported he died of old age.

The church, located about 500 meters from ground zero and near the Nagasaki Peace Park, is widely seen as a symbol of hope and peace, as its bell tower and some statues and survived the nuclear bombing.

Fukahori was only 14 when the US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killing tens of thousands of people, including his family. That came three days after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Japan surrendered days later, ending World War II and the country's nearly half-century of aggression across Asia.

Fukahori, who worked at a shipyard about 3 kilometers (2 miles) from where the bomb dropped, couldn’t talk about what happened for years, not only because of the painful memories but also how powerless he felt then.

About 15 years ago, he became more outspoken after encountering, during a visit to Spain, a man who experienced the bombing of Guernica in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War when he was also 14 years old. The shared experience helped Fukahori open up.

“On the day the bomb dropped, I heard a voice asking for help. When I walked over and held out my hand, the person’s skin melted. I still remember how that felt,” Fukahori told Japan’s national broadcaster NHK in 2019.

He often addressed students, hoping they take on what he called “the baton of peace,” in reference to his advocacy.

When Pope Francis visited Nagasaki in 2019, Fukahori was the one who handed him a wreath of white flowers. The following year, Fukahori represented the bomb victims at a ceremony, making his “pledge for peace,” saying: “I am determined to send our message to make Nagasaki the final place where an atomic bomb is ever dropped.”

A wake is scheduled for Sunday, and funeral services on Monday at Urakami Church, where his daughter will represent the family.