A retreating glacier has revealed a new island in Alaska, as lake water filled in to surround a land mass once hugged by ice. Glaciologist Mauri S.

A melting glacier in Alaska has birthed a brand-new island in the middle of a growing lake, according to recent images ...

About a century before Glacier Bay became a national park, conservationist John Muir visited the landform now called Russell ...

Alsek Glacier disconnected from a mountain called Prow Knob sometime this past summer, making way for Alsek Lake to surround ...

Of the thousands of glaciers spread across Alaska, only about 700 have names. They have lacked a centralized source for information about their status, names or interesting facts. Until now.

Freshwater runoff from nearby melting glaciers has nearly doubled the size of Alsek Lake in the last 40 years, leading to ...

As the Alsek Glacier melts, a small rocky mountain known as Prow Knob has transformed into a freestanding island.

Global warming is a tricksy beast. In some places, it’s transforming once-lush environments into barren deserts; in others, ...

Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape.

The formation of the island is a concern to experts, highlighting the broader issue of glacier retreat caused by climate change.

Ice has been replaced by water because of the retreat of the Alsek Glacier in Alaska, leading to the emergence of a new ...

In the spring of 2024, a group of scientists attending a national seismology conference in Anchorage purposely sailed into ...