The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...

For decades, geologists have hypothesized that Yosemite Valley was shaped by a combination of natural forces, including tectonic uplift, water erosion, and glaciation. However, a ...

A new study led by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and University of Colorado Boulder ...

The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain.

A picturesque village visited by thousands of tourists everyday and favoured by filmmakers could one day cease to exist.

Snow leopards are notoriously difficult to study, but researchers discovered an ingenious method using perfume and trail ...

The images of Blatten’s destruction dredged up further concerns over the accelerating climate crisis. According to New Scientist, glaciers in the Swiss Alps lost 10 percent of their volume from global ...

A Huntsville developer knowingly allowed trees to be cut down on Green Mountain in violation of city regulations to give a ...

Mountains silhouettes on the white background. Wide semi-detailed panoramic silhouettes of highlands, mountains and rocky landscapes. Isolated Row of Mountains in Vector Illustration. A snowy mountain ...

The ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica are entombed beneath kilometres of ice ...

A heavily eroded half-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail has been on the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club's project list for at least six years.