Mountaineers help scientists find nanoplastics in remote glaciers
Full team: Dr Al Gill (Expedition Leader), Robin Milner (Technical Lead), Tom Baldassari (Primary Medic), Richard Kay (Lead Climber and Secondary Medic), James Sisti (Expedition
Full team: Dr Al Gill (Expedition Leader), Robin Milner (Technical Lead), Tom Baldassari (Primary Medic), Richard Kay (Lead Climber and Secondary Medic), James Sisti (Expedition
Three examples of CO plumes from steel plants, measured by the Dutch TROPOMI space instrument. The researchers have monitored the CO emissions from these and
The Great Salt Lake in 1985, left, and in 2022 when it reached historic low levels. New research from Portland State is believed to be
Schematic representation of the process of subduction of tectonic plates and of a mantle plume rising from an LLSVP. In the latter, the mineral grains
Researchers investigated the role of thawing permafrost in past landslides around Eyjafjörður, Iceland’s longest fjord. Credit: Bjarki S., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 When glaciers
Much more in line with field observations, the new results show that the ice was thinner than in previous models. Credit: UNIL Scientists at the
A small handful of biochar in pellet form, produced by pyrolysis. Credit: GEUS A new study shows biochar to be far more effective at long-term
Overview of the study region. Credit: The Seismic Record (2025). DOI: 10.1785/0320240035 The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep
A laser-driven shock event in iron at the High Power Laser Facility (HPLF), where X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) was used to determine the melting temperature
Map of Arctic-boreal zone study area depicting boreal forests, tundra, and permafrost region. Credit: Greg Fiske / Woodwell Climate Research Center After millennia as a