(CN) — Traces of the world's oldest glaciers have been found under its largest gold deposits, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters.. Ilya Bindeman, ...

These glacial deposits were of two kinds: Till - mixed or unstratified materials directly deposited by ice. Examples of till deposits include drumlins, moraines and erratics.

Salt deposits, shown in light blue, preserve where a glacier likely existed near the Martian equator. NASA MRO HiRISE/CRISM False Color Composite Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

Most of the time, drumlin fields are in areas of thick glacial till, but they have also been found in scoured regions with just small, scattered patches of drift deposits. As for how they form ...

Glacial deposits can be difficult to identify in deep time. Massive sheets of ice will scour the terrain down to bare rock, leaving behind loosely consolidated bits of rubble that can easily be ...

Because the ground along the Mendenhall River is largely made up of loose glacial deposits, it's especially susceptible to erosion, Hood said.

The so-called Baltic Sea "mystery object" is, in all likelihood, a mundane glacial deposit, according to the scientist who studied samples from the object.

A feature on the floor of the Baltic Sea that was discovered last summer by Swedish treasure hunters is making headlines once again. The latest media coverage draws upon an hour-long radio ...