On 14 May 2025, a large rockfall from Kleines Nesthorn, near the 3934m summit of the Bietschhorn in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, fell onto the Birch Glacier. It triggered a flow of debris into ...

A German mountaineer captured the dramatic moment a massive serac collapsed near the north face of Kleines Aletschhorn in the ...

A record number of glaciers will disappear from the Alps over the next decade, warns new research. Scientists have for the first time calculated how many glaciers worldwide are likely to remain until ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — DNA tests have confirmed that a body recently found on a glacier near the famed Matterhorn peak is that of a German mountaineer who disappeared 37 years ago. As glacier melting ...

The remains of a climber who went missing 37 years ago have been discovered in a thawing glacier near the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, authorities in Switzerland said Thursday. Mountaineers hiking ...

Hikers and mountaineers are finding ancient human artifacts in the melting glaciers of the Alps. Some discoveries are valuable snapshots of ancient economies, while others are total mysteries. Glacial ...

British startup Earthwave and a group of European scientists have used satellite data to map out glacial melt across the globe — and the results are alarming. The team discovered that the European ...

VIENNA, Austria -- Glaciers will all but disappear from the Alps by 2050, scientists warned Monday, basing their bleak outlook on mounting evidence of slow but steady melting of the continental ice ...

The Swiss Alps are famous for their stunning landscapes and challenging hikes. However, beyond the popular trails lie hidden ...