A new study conducted by geologists from the University of Florida and the University of Maryland reveals that, as land is ...

Sediments exposed by glacier melt begin emitting greenhouse gases over time. University of Florida. Journal Communications Earth & Environment DOI 10.1038/s43247-025-02404-z. Keywords ...

Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global warming sets in may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s ...

A wedge of sediment, pushed up by glacial movement, may be a buffer against moderate sea level rise, pointing to ocean temperature rise as the key factor in glacial retreat, according to two ...

Sediment Wedge Key To Glacial Environmental Stability Date: March 6, 2007 Source: Penn State Summary: A wedge of sediment, pushed up by glacial movement, may be a buffer against moderate sea level ...

In a stark warning, scientists at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have expressed deep ...

Glacier No 1 in the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided by Sadat/for chinadaily.com.cn] The ecological environment of a glacier reserve in the Xinjiang Uygur ...

A new study has determined that the melting of glaciers due to global warming may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s.

Melting Glaciers Could Unleash Long-Frozen Viruses Onto New Hosts As the planet warms, pathogens buried for millennia are more likely to re-enter the environment and potentially infect new species.

JACKSON, Wyo, (AP) - When Darren Larsen pushed off in a packraft into Delta Lake four years ago, he expected that he would probe down a few feet into sediment produced by seven or so centuries of ...