Trails such as the Nakasendo Trail combine history with natural splendor, allowing the hikers to explore ancient post towns ...

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The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss ...

Swiss scientists suggest the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps, can be partially preserved if global warming is ...

Switzerland has some of the most spectacular views in the whole of Europe, but even the best photos and most detailed ...

With glacier-clad peaks rising almost vertically from thickly forested valleys, the North Cascades are often called the American Alps. The national park forms one unit of the North Cascades ...