While analyzing core samples from an ancient Tibetan glacier, scientists found remnants of more than 1,700 viruses, most of which had never been seen before. As Ohio State University explained in ...

More information: M. Roxana Sierra-Hernández et al, Sources of lead in a Tibetan glacier since the Stone Age, Communications Earth & Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01724-w Provided ...

Most of the glaciers are found in regions administered by China - in Tibet and Xinjiang. Some are also located in the provinces of Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan. Data published last week by ...