As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse. Dark red pools of meltwater from acid rock drainage on Pastoruri peak in the ...

Glaciers have survived through a delicate balance of gain and loss. A new study shows just how much the scale has tipped.

As glaciers melt, they expose long hidden sediments to the elements ... This reporting project uses photos, text, and interactive maps to explore how Andean communities in Peru are affected by acid ...

Scientists have proposed radical plan to stop a massive Antarctic glacier from melting that would cause catastrophic flooding along the US East Coast. They suggested installing a giant underwater ...

Scientists have proposed radical plan to stop a massive Antarctic glacier from melting that would cause catastrophic flooding along the US East Coast. They suggested installing a giant underwater ...

With the fate of the Thwaites still uncertain, some scientists and engineers are turning to controversial ideas on how to alter the environment to slow glacier melt. The Thwaites Glacier is one of ...

Credit: Getty Images Archaeologists have been left stumped by a mysterious item revealed by a melting glacier in a popular Swiss hiking area. A hiker spotted the large, wheeled contraption earlier ...

Glaciers around the world are shrinking at an alarming rate, threatening sea-level rise, water availability, biodiversity, and ecosystem stability. A new study led by researchers from ETH Zurich ...

Meltwaters are most acidified, and most laden with heavy metals, in the high Andes, where the glaciers are actively melting. Indigenous villages at these elevations are the most vulnerable, and, being ...

Archaeologists have been left stumped by a mysterious item revealed by a melting glacier in a popular Swiss hiking area. A hiker spotted the large, wheeled contraption earlier this week at the lower ...