A technology called synthetic aperture radar (SAR) clears these hurdles by beaming out energy pulses and measuring the amount ...

University of Idaho researchers have developed a mathematical model that simplifies the way scientists understand changes in glacier movement. This new approach demonstrates that diverse patterns of ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered evidence glaciers in the Southern and Northern hemispheres were synchronous ...

When the Swiss and Italian governments got together to redraw the alpine border that divides the two countries last year, due to rapidly retreating glaciers, it put into stark focus a challenge that ...

We might be able to tell when a volcano is about to erupt with the help of another natural wonder: glaciers. Glaciers that are within 3 miles of a volcano appear to move nearly 50 percent faster than ...

As climate change warms the planet, glaciers are melting faster, and scientists fear that many will collapse by the end of the century, drastically raising sea level and inundating coastal cities and ...

There aren't many places on the planet where you can see both active volcanoes and massive glaciers. This Icelandic national ...

(CNN) — More than half a billion years ago on a frigid, ice-covered Earth, glaciers stirred up ingredients for complex life by bulldozing land minerals and then depositing them in the ocean, according ...

Shifting glaciers and exploding volcanoes aren’t confined to Mars’ distant past, according two new reports in the journal Nature. Image: Mars is very dynamic. The shape and flow of this deposit near a ...

The Lambert-Fisher Glacier is known as the world's largest glacier because it is the longest and one of the most voluminous ...

Snow is deeply entwined in our culture here in Eagle County. It inspires locals and tourists alike to participate in snowsports, to appreciate our natural landscape, and spy on animals that are right ...