Mountain ranges shaped by repeated glaciations exhibit characteristic landforms that reflect the interplay of ice dynamics, climate and tectonics. Glacial erosion occurs primarily through processes of ...

A study published in Nature Geoscience reports new findings on the effects that erosion has on the carbon cycle. The study comes from a group of researchers led by Aaron Bufe and Niels Hovius of the ...

With steep walls and deep valleys, the Grand Canyon in the western United States or the massive gorges that saw through the margins of the Tibetan Plateau are some of the most awesome and spectacular ...

Landscapes are shaped over geological timescales by the interplay of tectonic uplift, climatic forcing and surface processes that redistribute materials. Erosional dynamics encompass fluvial incision, ...