The winter months have provided hikers with the rare chance to explore ice caves carved by melting ice on a glacier in eastern Switzerland.

An analysis of more than 270,000 glaciers worldwide reveals that they have lost around 7 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, raising sea levels by 2 centimetres ...

The team discovered that the European Alps’ glaciers have shrunk the most of all — 39% in just over two decades, compared to a global average of 5%. Earthwave co-founder Livia Jakob said the ...

Fifteen years ago, scientists were worried most about the Andes and the Patagonia glaciers, but the Alps have shrunk so fast they could eventually disappear, Colgan said. “Glaciers are ...

A study published by 35 teams, including the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), reveals that on average, ...

For thousands of years, people have survived in the Alps with traditional, straightforward food and drink. From strudel to ...

In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest. International researchers with the participation of TU Graz present a global assessment of ice loss since the ...

The results revealed extreme losses in glaciers in Europe's Alps and Pyrenees mountains, with both regions showing a 40% decline in glacier volume over the study period. "In the European Alps ...

Higher up are massive glaciers and a circle of 13,000-foot peaks, more than anywhere else in the Alps. The highest point you can reach by cable car is the Klein Matterhorn (“little” Matterhorn), which ...