2007). As glacier retreat occurs, terrestrial habitats are exposed, and the bacteria present have key roles in the ensuing development of soil, biogeochemical cycling and facilitating colonization ...

Follow a team of scientists on the Rhône glacier hunting for new, potentially beneficial microorganisms being released from the melting ice.

Other microbes or contaminants might also hasten glacial melt. Williamson is part of a five-year project investigating the impact of ice algae, which is different than snow algae, and bacteria on ...

The interaction between glacial meltwater and microbial communities in downstream rivers and lakes is critical, as these microorganisms can oxidize CH₄ before they reach the atmosphere.