In a new study, researchers make the case that large-scale glaciation during parts of the Neoproterozoic era led to extensive erosion of Earth’s crust.

Adityarup Chakravorty
Adityarup Chakravorty is a freelance science writer based in Madison, Wis. His interests span a wide variety of topics, from Earth sciences to molecular biology. He has written for Eos, Earth magazine, and Hakai Magazine among others. He is also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is exploring how some human herpesviruses cause cancers (and how to stop them).