Earth's valleys tell an ancient story of ice and power. Over millions of years, massive glaciers have carved, sculpted, and transformed the landscape in ways that still take researchers' breath away.

There are glaciers on every continent in the world (except Australia!), but they're disappearing slowly due to human caused climate change. They're much more important than you might realize to ...

Heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand’s high Himalayan regions this January has raised hopes of seasonal glacier formation. Experts ...

Glacial cirques are distinctive amphitheatre‐shaped depressions formed by the persistent erosive action of mountain glaciers. These landforms typically exhibit steep, often overhanging headwalls, ...

Among these, the research team found the Bayesian Neural Network (BNN) to be the most accurate and showed that certain earth features, such as neighbouring lakes, cirques, gentle slopes, and ...

Mars may have experienced up to 20 ice ages in the past 300 to 800 million years, according to the results of a new study. Glaciers that formed during the cooling periods represent fascinating targets ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards. New research has ...

A new island emerged in a frigid lake within Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve this summer, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. That might sound like something to get ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Alaska's Alsek Glacier has retreated more than 3 miles (5 kilometers) since 1984, turning Prow ...