RHÔNE GLACIER, Switzerland — On a hotel veranda overlooking Lake Lucerne, Barbara Achrainer sips a latte and, with a sigh, peers at sightseers boarding a tour boat. It's a warm summer afternoon and ...

The Alps, Europe’s highest mountain range, arc from Vienna, Austria to Marseilles, France. They include stretches in eight countries, each with a unique taste of alpine culture. Of the 750 miles of ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 45, No. 2 (May 2025), pp. R27-R40 (14 pages) The European Alps are surrounded by highly urbanized areas located close to fragile mountain landscapes. The ...

Gorner glacier, located near the Swiss border with Italy in the Monte Rosa massif, is the second largest glacier of the European Alps. This photo was taken in 2017. A group of scientists in ...

The majestic Alps Mountains of Europe are on display in their full grandeur in these drone views. Appeals court disqualifies ...

Temperatures in the European Alps are at the warmest point in 1,300 years according to the head of a European Union climate study. Reinhard Boehm, a climatologist at Austria’s Central Institute for ...

In the Alps of Austria and Italy, we celebrate both nature and culture. In the Alps of Austria and Italy, we celebrate both nature and culture. After conquering the Zugspitze, we tour Innsbruck, visit ...

NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL, Austria — To Reinhard Pfurtscheller, the land he farmed high in the Alps was always a slice of paradise. He’d wake up in a cabin more than 300 years old, cows already wandering ...

One of the direct effects of introducing high-speed railway lines is a significant reduction in travel times between major cities. This is particularly relevant in mountain areas. It not only makes ...