Researchers from Ohio State University visited the Guliya ice cap in western China in 2015 to undertake study on climate change and microbiology in the area. It is located at a height of 22,000 feet above the sea. A few ice cubes were brought back from that excursion. All the old viruses have been detected in those icebergs, following careful investigation.
The virus was discovered 15,000 years ago from the ice of ancient glaciers!
