NASA's Landsats captured views of a Swiss glacier 40 years apart, showing how a warming world has reduced its footprint.

The Alps, home to the iconic Aletsch Glacier, are undergoing a dramatic transformation. Satellite imagery spanning four ...

The easiest way to get to the glacier is to start your journey from either Interlaken or Visp, travel to Fiesch and take ...

The world's glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date.

"That's the plane," says our guide, Dominik Nellen, pointing. Below us on the Aletsch glacier is the wreck of a Piper Cherokee aircraft lost in 1968. Hidden for more than half a century ...

ALETSCH GLACIER, Switzerland — Kids across the world expressed concerns about global warming by joining forces to create what organizers say is the world’s biggest postcard on a glacier in the ...

With a volume of almost 11 cubic kilometers, the Aletsch Glacier is by far the largest ice mass in Switzerland. A combination of factors contributed to the immense glacial melting this year.

Jungfrau- Aletsch-Bietschhorn a été inscrit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en 2001. Le site est un exemple remarquable de la formation des Hautes Alpes, incluant la partie la plus glacée des Alpes ...

At more than 20km long, Aletsch Glacier is the biggest in the European Alps. But its front has retreated by around 3.2km (2 miles) since 1900, including more than 1km since 2000. The world's ...