Frozen, thawed: how Arendelle’s glacier would fare under modern climate change

A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.

Harold Lovell, Senior Lecturer, Glaciology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 16, 2025 ~6 min

Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed

Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies realize. Glacier loss adds to the challenge today.

Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 8, 2025 ~11 min


Peru’s ancient irrigation systems turned deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed

Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies realize. Glacier loss adds to the challenge today.

Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 8, 2025 ~11 min

As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions

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

Alton C. Byers, Faculty Research Scientist, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 19, 2025 ~10 min

As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder

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

Alton C. Byers, Faculty Research Scientist, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 19, 2025 ~10 min

The Greenland ice sheet is falling apart – new study

We analysed 8,000 maps and found crevasses are increasing in size and depth.

Tom Chudley, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Department of Geography, Durham University • conversation
Feb. 4, 2025 ~7 min

We built an AI model that analysed millions of images of retreating glaciers – what it found is alarming

Scientists have tracked decades of glacier retreat in the fast-warming Arctic islands of Svalbard.

Konrad Heidler, Chair of Data Science in Earth Observation, Technical University of Munich • conversation
Jan. 17, 2025 ~7 min

The skyscraper-sized tsunami that vibrated through the entire planet and no one saw

This tsunami, triggered by a melting glacier in Greenland, is a sign of things to come.

Kristian Svennevig, Senior Researcher, Department of Mapping and Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland • conversation
Sept. 12, 2024 ~7 min


The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed

The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million annual budget pales compared with discoveries the ship has enabled.

Suzanne OConnell, Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 ~11 min

Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of Earth’s climate – and how viruses adapt to climate change

From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change.

Virginia Rich, Associate Professor of Microbiology, The Ohio State University • conversation
Aug. 26, 2024 ~6 min

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