University of Idaho researchers have developed a mathematical model that simplifies the way scientists understand changes in glacier movement. This new approach demonstrates that diverse patterns of ...

The Lambert-Fisher Glacier is known as the world's largest glacier because it is the longest and one of the most voluminous ...

There aren't many places on the planet where you can see both active volcanoes and massive glaciers. This Icelandic national ...

Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth’s surface and shifted ocean chemistry, fueling the rise of complex life, a new study found. Calved icebergs from the Twin Glaciers are seen in 2013 off Greenland's ...

What has the glacier begun to do when it begins to “earthquake” hundreds of times? Thwaites Glacier, commonly referred to as ...

We might be able to tell when a volcano is about to erupt with the help of another natural wonder: glaciers. Glaciers that are within 3 miles of a volcano appear to move nearly 50 percent faster than ...

A team of scientists and guides, supported by horses, trek in the mountains of Bhutan as part of a remote expedition. Scientists from The University of Texas at El Paso and Bhutan are working together ...

When the Swiss and Italian governments got together to redraw the alpine border that divides the two countries last year, due to rapidly retreating glaciers, it put into stark focus a challenge that ...

As climate change warms the planet, glaciers are melting faster, and scientists fear that many will collapse by the end of the century, drastically raising sea level and inundating coastal cities and ...

Snow is deeply entwined in our culture here in Eagle County. It inspires locals and tourists alike to participate in snowsports, to appreciate our natural landscape, and spy on animals that are right ...

Barely had I typed the word jökulhlaup for last week’s column than we had one. On Aug. 5, a flood on the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska, swept away a home and exceeded its previous maximum ...