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• Select Subglacial eruptions corroborate and expand the deep-sea record of past glaciations..

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  Subglacial eruptions corroborate and expand the deep-sea record of past glaciations..

  From:Natural History (Vol. 130, Issue 4)

  Apr. 2022623 words Article 1350LBefore marine expeditions began taking cores from the sediments underlying the floors of the deep oceans, investigation of the sediments deposited on land from vanished ice sheets led geologists to conclude that there...
• Select Carved from the stone: for her latest Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) discovering Britain walk, Olivia Edward visits Shropshire to learn how glacial meltwater has shaped the history of one of England's most picturesque market towns

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  Carved from the stone: for her latest Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) discovering Britain walk, Olivia Edward visits Shropshire to learn how glacial meltwater has shaped the history of one of England's most picturesque market towns

  Author:Olivia EdwardFrom:Geographical (Vol. 86, Issue 6)

  June 20141,650 words Article 1390LResidents of Ludlow might like to think that its reputation as a foodie haven lies all in the baking, the smoking, the roasting, the cooking, the animal rearing and the locals' horticultural expertise. But there may be...
• Select Glaciers carve future ice paths

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  Glaciers carve future ice paths

  Author:Erin WaymanFrom:Science News (Vol. 183, Issue 3)

  Feb. 9, 2013136 words Brief article 1550LBy carving wide valleys into mountain landscapes, glaciers such as Switzerland's Aletsch Glacier (shown) prime a region for even more extensive glaciations in the future, researchers report in the Jan. 10 Nature....
• Select Catchment-wide erosion rates, glaciation, and topography of the central ladakh Range, India

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  Catchment-wide erosion rates, glaciation, and topography of the central ladakh Range, India

  From:Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences (Vol. 44)

  Dec. 31, 2011887 words Author abstract, Rep... 1650LByline: Jason M. Dortch, Lewis A. Owen, Lindsay M. Schoenbohm and Marc W. Caffee Introduction Researchers have hypothesized that erosional unloading can influence rate and style of tectonic deformation, but this...
• Select Making oxygen on early Earth

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  Making oxygen on early Earth

  Author:Richard TalcottFrom:Astronomy (Vol. 35, Issue 3)

  Mar. 2007169 words Brief article 1430LMore than 2 billion years ago, cyanobacteria developed the capacity to release molecular oxygen into Earth's atmosphere. Yet, oxygen production destroys DNA. How could natural selection drive the evolution of...
• Select Ask Smithsonian: your questions answered by our experts

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  Ask Smithsonian: your questions answered by our experts

  Author:Katie NodjimbademFrom:Smithsonian (Vol. 46, Issue 10)

  Mar. 2016489 words Article 1230LQ NASA says ice coverage is increasing in Antarctica. How is this possible with global warming? Kimmis Brady, Santa Ynez, California As global average temperatures rise, not all parts of the planet will see the...