:focal(938x682:939x683)/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/16/bd/16bd6cbc-f037-4008-a018-046760f6a180/1920_yaoandlonnieprocessingicecores.jpg "28 ancient viruses unknown to science found in a Tibetan glacier")
If you were ever a fan of The X-Files, you might recall the episode where Mulder and Scully investigate the deaths of scientists who found something sinister in glacier ice. The idea that strange creepy-crawlies or other icky things could be preserved ...