From CNN.com

"Approximately 12:30 PM (GMT -5), a group of scientists studying the depletion of the arctic glaciers observed a large chunk of ice break off and fall into the ocean. While that event itself was not unusual, what was revealed when the ice fell has become cause for curiosity and concern.

Like a coal vein buried between layers of rock, a cavity filled with an unknown, blue, gel-like substance about ten meters tall, 100 yards wide and an unknown depth peeked out from the ice. Chief Researcher, Dr. Eugene Preskin held a press conference about the discovery from the deck of his chartered research ship. The following are excerpts from that conference.

'The substance began to sublimate the moment the sun hit it. The blue gas that resulted gathered into a bizarre cloud that rode the wind currents east. I say 'bizarre' because though it began moving on the current immediately, it stayed together and traveled as a cloud rather than dissipating as one might expect. The cloud stayed low to the water, clearing it by only inches and rising to a height of about 10 feet.

The part of the vein that remained in the shadow of the overhanging ice did not sublimate as quickly, and we were able to scrape a sample of the bluish gel with a rescue hook. Early tests indicate it to be some sort of biological material, which we have carefully contained until we can return to our labs for more testing.

We intend to use explosive charges to remove a larger fragment from the wall which we will place in cold storage in the hold of our ship for our return voyage.'

That was the situation two hours ago. Since then, the scientific team has removed a piece of ice containing the blue gel roughly the size of a Greyhound bus. They used a crane on the deck of the ship to hoist it from the water and place it in the ship's cargo hold. While some of the substance escaped in a cloud in the process, the majority was salvaged and the ship is now turning on a course home for the United States."