In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

The state of Switzerland's glaciers came into stark and dramatic view of the international community last month when a mudslide from an Alpine mountain submerged the southwestern village of Blatten.

A tiny dog helped a hiker get rescued on a dangerous mountain in the Swiss Alps. A man was rescued from Switzerland last week ...

A hiker's Chihuahua is being hailed as a "four-legged hero!" ...

A hike along Switzerland’s Aletsch offers escape from the summer heat — but comes with a poignant sense of time running out ...

Rescuers in Switzerland are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua that paced atop an Alpine rock after its owner ...

When it comes to mountain rescues, St. Bernards may have met their match, with a Chihuahua being hailed for helping save a ...

A man who fell 26 feet into a crevasse was found by rescuers because of his loyal Chihuahua, who stayed faithfully at the ...

The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers has already melted away, a monitoring service said, with ...

A Chihuahua helped to rescue a man on the Fee Glacier above Saas-Fee VS on Friday. It alerted a rescue team to its owner who ...