These hummocky features come in all sizes from a few metres to hundreds of metres in length and are popular with skiers, ...

Marinoan global glaciation lasting 4 million years confirmed; stable ice defies current climate models and biological ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Glacier Database, Version 1 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated. This update includes new glacier ...

When the Forest Service’s Fireside Lectures began in 1962 at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center attendees gathered around a roaring log fire in the observatory’s natural stone fireplace. The ...

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp ...

From fishing to kayaking to s’mores by the fire, these kid-friendly lake resorts deliver the perfect mix of adventure and ...

A new study reveals ancient Greenland rocks in Iceland, evidencing iceberg movement during the Late Antique Little Ice Age.

In 1978, American mountaineer Johnny Waterman completed the first solo ascent and traverse of Mount Hunter’s twin summits in ...

On a rail journey through Switzerland’s Engadine Alps, dramatic Alpine wonders unfold at every turn, with glaciers carving ...

Purgatory Chasm in Sutton dates to a retreating glacier, some 15,000 years ago. The yield is a daunting collection of jumbled ...

Glacier National Park protects one million acres in the Rocky Mountains and is nicknamed the Crown of the Continent. From the ...