High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates that retard melting even as the rest of the planet warms. But an exhaustive ...

A glacier's flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new research that also yielded a new model for predicting how glaciers will flow, ultimately contributing to ...

Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though ...

In the highlands of Pakistan, glaciers are life. Residents rely on them for water, and many believe a Sufi saint taught their ancestors how to create new glaciers by mating them. The practice faded ...

Diaa Hadid/NPR CHUNDA, Pakistan – A farmer and a village leader in Pakistan’s highlands decided it was time to try to make a glacier baby. This ancient ritual that calls for mixing chunks of white ...

Long before it became Glacier National Park, the park says, the Kootenai called the area “Ya·qawiswit̓xuki, meaning ‘the place where there is a lot of ice.’ ” There’s still ice. The park is home to ...

Residents in Pakistan's Himalayas are reviving an ancient practice to cope with rapidly melting glaciers due to rising temperatures. In the highlands of Pakistan, glaciers are life. Residents rely on ...

Residents in Pakistan's Himalayas are reviving an ancient practice to cope with rapidly melting glaciers due to rising temperatures. In Pakistan, residents are returning to ancient practices to deal ...