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

A pyramid-shaped mountain peak in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica has captured global attention, appearing as a ...

Scientists have uncovered that glaciers can temporarily cool the air around them, delaying some effects of global warming.

As glaciers retreat, their meltwater carries fewer nutrients that ocean life needs. This change could weaken marine ...

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

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it.

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 ...

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

Birds are often considered indicators of environmental health, and their declining numbers signal troubling changes. You ...

Popular destinations are setting visitor limits, fees, and rules to protect their culture, nature, and way of life.

Organizers say the events are designed to peacefully "reject authoritarianism, corporate overreach, and the erosion of democracy." ...

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