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

As ice sheets retreat, glacial environments initially absorb greenhouse gases but soil development over long times creates a source of greenhouse gases.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 glacial runoff.

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.

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.