From freshwater providers to cultural touchstones, a look at the many changing identities of glaciers.

The melting of ice sheets causing increased sea levels pushed Earth’s days a little longer. Modern climate change is only ...

Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk.

In northern latitudes and high altitudes, permafrost stays frozen year-round, holding mountain summits together. As global temperatures rise, much of it thaws, loosening soil and increasing landslide ...

Alaska's glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the ...

As glaciers around the world continue to shrink and disappear, they are drawing more visitors than ever, not only for their beauty but for what they have come to represent in an era of climate change.

Conflicts, such as the Iran war, are diverting global attention away from the ecological crisis, scientists warn.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. While most of Glacier National Park sleeps under a deep blanket of snow, federal officials are ...

Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy's Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have ...

Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security makes recommendations and sets guidelines for the future of climate change and water security in the Himalayan Region. Glaciers ...

Vanishing glaciers atop Germany's highest mountain prompted the start of demolition operations of a ski lift yesterday, as ...