These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable — and the world is unprepared.

Thwaites Glacier — otherwise known as the "Doomsday Glacier," nicknamed due to the fact it could raise the sea level by several feet — is allegedly hanging on "by its fingernails." ...

Scientists sent a torpedo-shaped robot beneath the Thwaites Glacier in January 2020. The craft discovered crevasses and stair-like fractures in the ice that are speeding up erosion.

Did glacial erosion help trigger the Cambrian explosion? The sorting process had major implications for Earth’s chemistry. As ...

The Canadian Encyclopedia notes a rockslide can move up to 100 km/hr.

The Influence of Weather. Weathering and erosion slowly chisel, polish, and buff Earth's rock into ever evolving works of art—and then wash the remains into the sea.

A recent report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has revealed that Asia is heating up nearly twice as fast as ...

A nearly 20-year tradition of launching vehicles off the side of a mountain is set to continue this summer, despite initial ...