THE long summer was over. For ages a tropical climate had prevailed over a great part of the earth, and animals whose home is now beneath the Equator roamed over the world from the far South to the ...

Glacier caves are some of the most fascinating natural wonders on our planet, giving a peek into the beauty and power of ...

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

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards. New research has ...

20,000 years ago, during the last glacial maximum, hulking formations of flowing ice stretched across the Southern Rocky Mountains in present-day Colorado. Most of those glaciers melted away by around ...

Mars may have experienced up to 20 ice ages in the past 300 to 800 million years, according to the results of a new study. Glaciers that formed during the cooling periods represent fascinating targets ...

Several of California’s Sierra glaciers that persisted through the Holocene are now on track to vanish within this century.

The world is full of breathtaking natural wonders, from glaciers to coral reefs, each offering awe-inspiring beauty. Many are ...

The Ice Age Trail stretches across the state, from Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls on the Minnesota border to Potawatomi State Park on the shores of Sturgeon Bay. Roughly ...

New research finds the disappearance of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada will be unprecedented in the human history of North ...

Bradley W. Parks / OPB Conditions deteriorated Sunday as wind roared in from the west atop South Sister in Central Oregon, turning back previously optimistic climbers. Among them were three people ...