Beneath the muddy depths of the North Sea, scientists have uncovered an ancient, frozen world shaped by a massive Ice Age glacier that swept across the region around 1 million years ago. Using ...

They identified that the lake underwent six phases of filling and drainage, continuing even after the glacier stopped surging in 2020. Four of the phases led to the formation of a large lake that ...

“Significant areas of the border are defined by the watershed or the ridgelines of glaciers, firn or perpetual snow,” said ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards. New research has ...

The glacier erodes - wears away - the corrie in two ways. ‘Plucking’ steepens the back wall of the corrie, while ‘abrasion’ deepens the hollow. Corries like this were formed during the ice ...

They were formed at the edge of the glacier and valley side where meltwater forms on the surface. Terminal moraines or end moraines as they are often referred to are ridges of unsorted material at ...

“That tells us there was never any significant prior exposure to cosmic radiation since these glaciers formed during the last ice age.” Twenty years ago, researchers at the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru, ...

It's magical to witness the majestic alpenglow on Glacier National Park's mountain peaks as the sun rises. It's also your best chance to see wildlife before the road becomes too busy.

Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate due to climate change, leading to the formation and expansion of glacial lakes. While these lakes may appear serene, th ...

Studying the shape of Suicide Basin and how it changes could give researchers a better sense of how much water could be ...

Cracks in Greenland's ice sheet are growing more rapidly due to climate change, reveals new research. The warning comes ...