Lake Mead reached its highest point, with water levels measured at 1,225 feet, in July 1983. Levels have plunged since then.

Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood.

This is one of Europe’s classic rail journeys, as the route south from Cologne hugs the River Rhine and then, once past Koblenz, follows the dramatic Rhine Gorge upstream.

A woman walks with purchases past a store in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File) (CN) — Annual inflation for the 20 countries whose primary currency is the euro fell to ...

All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?

Castles, vineyards and a tale of unrequited love make a journey along the Rhine one of the finest river cruises in Europe ...

Writer Bonnie Tsui navigates Switzerland's river swimming culture along three of the country's biggest cities.

The world's largest river is running low on water, threatening to spark a humanitarian crisis.For several years, the Amazon ...

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That ...

Volkswagen to cut pay and lay off thousands of workers Oil could fall to its lowest price since the pandemic amid easing tensions in the Middle East, analysts have said. Oil prices on Monday ...

A laser level can fix that. You wouldn’t fire up the circular saw without using a tape measure and square first, and you shouldn’t eyeball what plumb and level are, either. Sure, you could hang plumb ...