An atlas of European river barriers has been made, by curating and correcting existing records, and by surveying 2,700 kilometres of waterways. It reveals that rivers are fragmented by an amazing ...

Europe’s rivers are congested with more than 1 million barriers, new research has found. The scale of river fragmentation recorded by the study is alarming, making Europe the most obstructed river ...

The Rhine River, particularly the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, boasts an unparalleled concentration of over 40 medieval castles ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has ...

Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the pandemic-snarled water, Europe is having another cataclysmic summer. This time, it’s not pandemic red tape, but what looks set to be the ...

Rivers throughout history played a key role in the development of civilisations. Humans used river water for irrigation, ...

Medieval castles perched high atop the river, rolling hillsides with terraced vineyards, fairytale wintertime Christmas markets and up-close views of the Eiffel Tower's nightly illumination show (with ...

PRAGUE — Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.

Captain Arjan Leunis navigates the AmaLucia through Mannheim, Germany, on the Rhine River. Rain has arrived in Europe, much to the relief of river cruise lines that had been forced to disrupt dozens ...