glacier

In 2023, human remains found on a glacier close to Switzerland's famed Matterhorn were confirmed to be those of a German climber who had been missing since 1986.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

He takes time to let us hear what a glacier sounds like while showing the swirls of blue ice, but also what it looks like when glaciers collapse and vanish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

This connection supports the idea that they originated in the glacier and may have remained associated with Ötzi for thousands of years.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

He is best known for developing the "ice stupa" - an artificial cone-shaped glacier inspired by Buddhist stupas - that stores water during winter and releases it in late spring, when farmers need it most.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

It was strange because I was alone—my dog handler being with the dogs on the glacier in Juneau—and I kept feeling as though I was being watched.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Sentinel-1 is especially valuable for monitoring remote glaciers because its radar instruments can collect observations both day and night and can see through cloud cover.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

He added: "Our work suggests that tectonic uplift related to continental rifting and breakup created both steep slopes and high ground, providing the mountainous terrain that rivers and glaciers could readily erode."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

This exposed the ice beneath, leaving the glaciers vulnerable to melting faster in subsequent heatwaves.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Magnason’s family is inextricably linked with the environment — they’ve lived in Iceland for centuries and his grandparents were among the first to explore and research the glaciers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Just a walk through miles of snow and ice and glaciers and boulders and crevasses to the towering top of a sleeping volcano.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart