Scientists have been investigating why large swathes of glacial ice have turned a peculiar pink color.
A skier who was buried for five hours has been rescued in what has been described as a 'Christmas miracle'.
An extraordinarily well-preserved lunch box has been discovered on Switzerland's Lotschberg mountain.
Samples of horse dung have helped to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of classical warfare.
A novel new method of power generation is being tested out at a power station in the French Alps.