When the ice age ended, around 11,000 years ago, distinct landscapes and landforms were left behind. Today, I'm glacier hunting ... lifts it away in a form of erosion known as plucking to create ...

Many animals change landscapes by acting as ‘ecosystem engineers’. Protecting and restoring nature can help us become more ...

Between June and October, this arid subtropical area is swept by strong winds, which transport sediment and cause aeolian erosion on a colossal scale. Consequently, the site presents some of the most ...

Nov. 18, 2024 — Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States ...

Earth observation satellites (EOSs) are spacecraft equipped with sensors to monitor Earth’s atmosphere and surface, providing data on weather, land-use patterns, vegetation, and water bodies. EOS data ...

To promote awareness about the importance of conserving glacier health in a warming world ... with valley deepening dominating over valley broadening. Fluvial erosion consists mostly of downcutting ...

Mar. 20, 2025 — Scientists will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the Andes threaten the water supply of 90 million people on the South American continent at the first-ever World ...