Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for ...

A risk assessment by the Department of Conservation looked at 1145 species of birds, bats, lizards, and frogs, insects and ...

Pila ski resort in Italy’s Aosta Valley is defying the Alpine trend with new pistes and infrastructure, setting an example ...

Now that Groundhog Day has come and gone, the second half of winter is among us, which means all the weirdos start coming out ...

As part of our election coverage, The Aspen Times is gathering responses from City Council candidates on key issues facing ...

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss.

Italy began the one-year countdown to the Winter Olympics on Thursday with a series of events designed to fuel enthusiasm for ...

This innovative method opens the door to countless new simulations and predictions linked to climate upheavals. The research is published in Nature Communications. 25,000 years ago, the Alps were ...

"Double fir rafters encase steel flitch plates, allowing for long spans of open space. Hemlock ceilings layer above, bringing ...

Alpine skiing will be divided between Cortina (for the women’s events) and Bormio (for the men) — which are separated by a 5 ...