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hands in white lab gloves scoop dark brown soil out of a petri dish and into a test tube

Shrinking Glaciers and Soil Formation in the Arctic

by Queen Mary University of London

Study shows how microscopic fungi enhance soil carbon storage in new landscapes created by shrinking Arctic glaciers

aerial view of geometric-looking broken sea ice and icebergs in the dark waters of the antarctic ocean with blue sky and white wispy clouds in the background

Satellite Radar Data Show Widespread Melting from Contact Between Ocean Water and Glaciers

by University of California, Irvine

aerial view of geometric-looking broken sea ice and icebergs in the dark waters of the antarctic ocean with blue sky and white wispy clouds in the background

Melting Lakes Threaten Ice Shelf Stability

a shelf of white ice rising out of dark blue seawater, a photo of the edge of Thwaites Glacier, western Antarctica, taken in 2019

Discovery Suggests Significant Glacial Retreat in West Antarctica Began in 1940s

by University of Houston

Newly published study reports that the Thwaites and Pine Island Glaciers share a common history of thinning

Ice sheet melting into the ocean

Bursting Air Bubbles May Play a Key Role in How Glacier Ice Melts

by Oregon State University

Glacier ice melts more quickly than its bubble-free counterparts such as sea ice

Melt water on sea ice

New Radar Technique Lets Scientists Probe Invisible Ice Sheet Region

by University of Texas at Austin

The new technique can be used to investigate glaciers on Earth as well as ice layers on other planets

Arch iceberg in Greenland

Shrinking Arctic Glaciers Are Unearthing a New Source of Methane

by University of Cambridge

Research indicates a need to establish the risk of a sudden increase in methane leakage as glaciers continue to melt

Image of a melting glacier in Alaska

Cheap and Effective Monitoring of Glacier Discharge

by Hokkaido University

Using acoustic signals as a cheap, accessible means of monitoring glacier runoff

Greenland ice sheet

Researchers Build More Detailed Picture of the Movement of Greenland Ice Sheet

by University of Cambridge

A better understanding of the complexity of glacier movement in Greenland will improve predictive models

Landscape around the Antarctic

Kill Dates for Re-exposed Black Mosses

by Geological Society of America

Previously entombed dead black mosses provide an estimation of past glacier advance

Father and daughter hiking in mountains, looking at glacier

Significant Impacts of Every Temperature Increase on Glaciers

by American Association for the Advancement of Science

New modeling approach to predicting glacier response to climate change paints a grim picture

A glacier in Iceland

New Insights into How Fast-Moving Glaciers May Contribute to Sea Level Rise

by University of Oxford

Researchers used GPS observations of the flow speed of Helheim Glacier to study glacier flow speed

La Perouse glacier

Glacial Microclimates Mimic Climate Change

by American Geophysical Union

Tree rings record microclimate changes as glaciers grow and shrink, giving scientists a new tool