Europe
Record-Breaking Heat Around the World (in Photos)
Last month was Earth's hottest June on record. Temperatures soared up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Europe—and July is off to its own record-shattering start.
Viewfinder: President Donald Trump Arrives In Ireland Following U.K. State Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One alongside First Lady Melania Trump after arriving at Shannon airport on June 5th, 2019, in Shannon, Ireland.
Thanks to Global Warming the Alps Could Soon Be Ice-Free
Even under moderate warming, Alpine glaciers would shed two-thirds of their present mass by the end of the century.
How Austerity Caused Brexit
Brexit Britain is an object lesson in how a modern nation fails.
Will a Border Wall Work? Look to Europe.
Europe's 2015–16 refugee crisis shows stricter border control doesn't stop migration. Often, it makes it more dangerous.
Viewfinder: Mourning the Murder of a Polish Mayor
A mourner holds a candle for murdered Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz on January 17th, 2019, in Gdansk, Poland.
Considering the Euro 20 Years After Its Inception
Europe's transnational monetary union has had its share of hiccups over the past two decades.
A Deadly European Fungus Threatens the Future of American Salamanders
Researchers are working to find a way to mitigate the damage to local populations of the amphibious creatures if a skin eating fungus makes its way to the U.S. from abroad.
German Parties Prepare for a Regional Election (in Photos)
The state election could serve as an effective referendum on Angela Merkel's government.
Viewfinder: A Hostage Situation in Cologne
Policemen block an exit in Cologne's main railway station, where a man took a hostage in the early afternoon on October 15th, 2018, at Cologne Central Station in Cologne, Germany.
Why Are America's Wetlands Being Destroyed in the Name of Renewable Energy?
Conservation groups report that wetland forests are being drained, logged, burned, shipped across the Atlantic, and converted to monoculture pine plantations to create woody biomass.
Viewfinder: Europe Struggles to Combat Pollution by Plastic
Europe announced it will seek to ban the use of certain common plastic items, including plastic cutlery, straws, plates, swabs, and fishing gear.
What Caused the Decline of Unions in America?
Globalization, politics, and the American psyche are all to blame.
Breaking Down Italy's Persistent Political Instability
More than a month after it's most recent elections the country's populace once again faces political gridlock, regional division, and a worsening relationship with Europe.
In Europe, Muslims Still Face Discrimination in Housing and Employment
Recent studies find that Muslims throughout Europe repeatedly experience discrimination because of their religion.
Viewfinder: Prison Guards Protest in France to Demand More Security
A pile of tires burns as prison officers demonstrate in front of Villefranche-sur-Saône prison in Lyon, France, on January 15th, 2018.
High Court Likely to Classify Uber as Taxi Company
An advocate general at the European Court of Justice declared that Uber is not chiefly a digital platform, but a transportation services company, in a highly influential recommendation to the court.
Our Hottest Summers Since Before the Romans
A new study puts recent European summer heatwaves in ancient context.
Can a Divided Europe Handle the Refugee Crisis?
Deaths at sea and a chaotic refugee influx reflect the failure of European Union leaders to settle on a common immigration policy, says one of Italy’s top elected officials.
Nine Millennia Ago, Northern Europe May Have Resisted Farming
As farmers came to Europe from the Near East, they usually brought their culture with them—just not in the Baltics and other parts of northern Europe.
Europe’s Smartphone Detox
Smartphone penetration in Spain is similar to that in the United States, but nobody over there seems to be talking about addiction to technology. They are talking though—to each other, in person.
Lisbon, the Bangalore of Europe
The call center boom in Lisbon, Portugal, provides another example of how brain drain promotes economic development.
The Illusion of Belonging for European Jews
On the surface, today’s Jews can go about their lives as proudly, as openly, and as securely as members of the majority. But as the recent attacks in Denmark and France—and Europe’s response in the aftermath—remind us, this is a frighteningly fragile, if not illusory, achievement.
Who's Really to Blame for the Black Death?
New research refutes the claim that European rodents are responsible for the Black Death.