Travelling in Alaska — the US’s final frontier — can feel like jumping through a wormhole. Time here is marked not by the clock, but by the changing of the seasons. Though cruising is a popular way to ...

Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Most journeys start from the city of Anchorage, via painted seaplanes that can be seen docked around various lakes, making them ...

Translated as ‘the little gauge’, La Trochita, or the old Patagonian Express is a steam train that travels through some of ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high ...

A cruise to Alaska is a once-in-a-lifetime family or multigenerational vacation. With unique opportunities for wildlife viewing and outdoor adventures that you won't find anywhere else in the ...

Taylee Escalante, a National Weather Service Juneau administrative assistant, knows the exact minute she was fired: 11:56 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2025. She doesn’t have to check her termination email ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 percent of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy regions ...