Nature Geoscience, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02126-7

An enormous ice shelf spanned Baffin Bay during the last glacial period, and its rapid retreat during the last deglaciation probably destabilized the surrounding ice sheets, according to an analysis of bathymetric data

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02117-8

Delayed bedrock uplift can allow rapid warming to trigger Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat before classical instability thresholds are reached, lowering critical warming thresholds by up to 0.5 K in East Antarctica, according to coupled model simulations.

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02124-9

Uncritical extrapolation of soil erosion models developed in the Global North to Global South settings for which they were not designed reflects and perpetuates neocolonial biases in geoscience. To build a more accurate and equitable understanding of land degradation, we must rethink erosion research.

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02135-6

Global environmental changes can induce contrasting responses of soil organic and inorganic carbon, according to an 8-year field experiment in a semi-arid grassland and a meta-analysis.