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A caribou runs along a hill with Denali in the background
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Cold Cuts: Glaciers Sculpt Steep Peaks

by P. Waldron 20 May 202024 February 2022

In environments raked by glaciers, tall peaks like Denali still survive, held up by surprisingly thin crust.

A springtime satellite view of the five Great Lakes shows the snowline roughly following the U.S.–Canadian border.
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Long Live the Laurentian Great Lakes

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 18 May 202029 September 2021

Living in Geologic Time: Billion-year-old rifting events set the stage for Earth’s greatest lakes.

Enormous ice chunks about to calve from a glacier in Neko Harbor, Antarctica
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Shrinking Ice Sheets Lifted Global Sea Level 14 Millimeters

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 15 May 202013 December 2021

Researchers measure both grounded and floating ice sheets using satellite data spanning a 16-year period.

Ice on the west coast of Greenland
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Unprecedented Clear Skies Drove Remarkable Melting in Greenland

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 5 May 202011 January 2022

Scientists are concerned that current climate models do not fully account for the impact of atmospheric conditions on the Greenland Ice Sheet and, consequently, may dramatically underestimate melting.

Researchers set up a time-lapse camera on a hilltop overlooking the a tidewater glacier in central West Greenland.
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Predicting the Future of Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 April 202029 September 2021

Despite recent leaps in our understanding of how climate change is affecting Greenland’s glaciers, many uncertainties remain.

Aerial view of an enormous tidewater glacier, Bowdoin Glacier, in Greenland
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Tuning in to a Glacial Symphony

Lesley Evans Ogden, Science Writer by Lesley Evans Ogden 17 April 20209 August 2022

New research focuses on the bubbling and bathtub-like sounds of a glacier.

Metal drill going into ice hole
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A Subglacial Lake in Antarctica Churns Out Nutrients

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 April 202029 April 2022

Eight hundred meters below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, microbes in subglacial Lake Whillans create organic carbon that helps power the Southern Ocean’s vast food chain.

Figure showing the zonal winds in the upper atmosphere of Pluto as a function of season for three Pluto years.
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Capturing Pluto’s Heartbeat in a Computer

by Anni Määttänen 8 April 202017 February 2023

Unprecedented global climate model simulations, incorporating observational data from the New Horizons mission, reveal atmospheric circulations driven by a large ice cap on Pluto.

Glaciologist Erin Pettit, in a bandana and sunglasses, smiles from the door of a tent in Antarctica.
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Erin Pettit: Glaciologist, Artist, Mentor

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 March 202013 December 2021

Between research trips to Antarctica and the Arctic, Pettit regularly leads art- and science-focused wilderness expeditions for young women.

Thwaites glaciar
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“Terremotos Glaciales” Vistos por Primera Vez en Thwaites

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202016 July 2025

Estos eventos sísmicos, provocados por los icebergs que se vuelcan y chocan contra Thwaites, revelan que el glaciar ha perdido parte de su plataforma flotante de hielo.

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