The river Isel, the last longer free-flowing glacial river in the Alps, was today officially declared a "National River sanctuary" by WWF Austria amidst concerns that further hydropower developments ...

The jaw-dropping gorges of the Swiss Alps were created by a one-two punch of grinding glaciers and slicing rivers, a new study suggests. For years, geologists have argued about the processes that ...

The Alps don't just rise in peaks. They descend into stories. Between snow-dusted mountains and emerald valleys lies another Alps quiet, human, timeless. An Alps of cobbled lanes, whispering rivers, ...

Take your Rhine River cruise to new heights next year by adding a train trip on the Glacier Express.that will take you to the Swiss Alps. The 10-night Riviera River Cruises’ sail-and-rail tour departs ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. River-cruise company Tauck has a new tour for 2016. The "Rhine, Swiss Alps & Amsterdam" itinerary departs on April 4, and includes a ...

Italy has been reeling from a severe drought over the last year, after receiving a winter of little rain and snowfall. Satellite images from the Sentinel-2 satellite of Copernicus, which is the Earth ...

The Makarora River in the Southern Alps can become a dangerous torrent after heavy rain. Photo / Paul Estcourt The young overseas tramper who swam across a Southern Alps river in a raging, ...