Whether extensive hiking tours or speedy downhill runs—the Alps are a paradise for all sports enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Dart down to the valley on a zip line, mountain cart or jumbo scooter. The Alps run through eight countries — Monaco, France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia.

The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

Part of the larger Maggia Valley and surrounded by the dramatic Lepontine Alps, this Alpine treasure offers a view into one of the wildest and most unspoiled places in the country. Giant rocks ...

These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...

In the wake of the Blatten landslide, which almost flattened the Swiss Alpine village, there is increased focus on other ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

From 16 June to 25 July, an international team led by meteorologists from the University of Innsbruck is conducting extensive ...

But in her opinion, the Aosta Valley, in the Western Alps, is the country’s best-kept winter secret, boasting reliable high-altitude resorts, glacier skiing, and effortless border hopping.

Not satisfied with once scaling the Alps of American railroad engineering ... Looking across the valley from the southern side, one observes a long, deep, irregular, white line, as if a plow ...

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon ... the river running through it and the wooded sides of the surrounding valley. “We’ve lost our village ...