Bad news in the run-up to World Glacier Day on March 21: an analysis commissioned by Greenpeace has detected microplastics in ...

Researchers found nanoplastic contamination in Alpine glaciers, tracing the particles back to ocean waves and urban pollution ...

Nanoplastics -- plastic particles smaller than 1 m -- are widely dispersed because of their low weight. A research team now shows the extent to which glaciers at an altitude of more than 3,000 m in ...

The average microplastic concentration in the water was 325 particles per litre at Devprayag, 822 particles per litre at ...

With a technical fit, this jacket doesn’t flap about in strong winds, and retains much of the technical articulation needed to pull off any move necessary — be it on the glacier or on the trail.

The glacier erodes - wears away - the corrie in two ways. ‘Plucking’ steepens the back wall of the corrie, while ‘abrasion’ deepens the hollow. Corries like this were formed during the ice ...

The Glacier Trail shoes are fully waterproof ... On the outsole, high-abrasion rubber is grippy so you won't slip in rainy weather. To lean into the '80s style these shoes inspire, accessorize ...

Some sedimentary analyses, including abrasion of gravels, hardness of gravels ... which are controlled by the alternation between glacial and interglacial stages. Therefore, we conducted this study in ...

Both of these occur through solution/corrasion, abrasion, attrition, and hydraulic action ... cycle can also take place due to factors like subsidence of the sea floor, glaciation, uplift of the ...

A corneal abrasion is a scratch on your eye. It can happen in an instant — such as when you poke your eye or something (like dirt or sand) gets trapped under your eyelid. Your eye hurts ...