Mountain environments feature steep terrain, variable climates, and diverse ecosystems, making traditional data collection ...

Cave data shows the Arctic was permafrost-free when Earth was 4.5˚C warmer, hinting at what rising temperatures could bring.

China has a vast territory, complex hydrogeological structures, and a diverse and variable climate. However, the sparse distribution of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) stations presents a ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

How airports are adapting runway maintenance practices to address increasing challenges from rapidly changing climates.

VOIN's Permafrost Update introduces a snow-covered area, Ice Giants, new weapons, and an expanded character progression ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...

Studies in Svalbard have shown that methane is migrating beneath the permafrost. While lowland regions have ice-rich permafrost which acts as an effective seal to the gas, highland regions with less ...

Permafrost is sub-surface soil that remains at freezing temperature or below for two years or more. When it thaws — something now happening at an increased rate as the planet warms — it can ...