Glaciers and icebergs are distinct icy structures, differing in origin, structure, and behavior. Glaciers are massive, ...

Retreating Himalayan glaciers threaten water security for hundreds of millions of people due to disrupted river flow.

"We'll be the first to see the ice-free peaks. This has ecological implications for plants and animals. And it's a symbolic ...

The towering peaks of the Southern Andes are not just shaping the skyline of South America—they are also quietly influencing ...

For more than 13,000 years, as the last great North American glacier began to retreat, Martha’s Vineyard, or Noepe, has been ...

Ladakhis are demanding nothing more radical than statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards within the Indian Constitution ...

A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the ...

Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental ...

Human-caused global warming, agriculture and deforestation are threatening the environments these creatures need to survive.

The rains this year in Uttarakhand came with a fury that felt both familiar and new. Rivers swelled within hours. Roads ...

Fredonia officials have talked about cutting timber on the village’s reservoir property for years. They talked some more last week and will talk some more in the future. With several people expressing ...

Most people know that the bottom of a northern lake or large pond is a mucky, muddy mess of weeds, decayed leaves, some rocks ...