Aerial view of the Seine river winding through a smoggy Paris, France. For residents of southeast Paris, the construction vehicles rumbling back and forth behind the Austerlitz train station are a ...

The River Seine in Paris was shut down due to pollution concerns just a day after it was declared safe for swimming for the first time in over a century over the weekend. Swimming spots located near ...

A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French government’s efforts to ...

For the first time in more than 100 years, the Seine River in Paris has opened for swimming and recreation, following a $1.5 billion cleanup project pushed forward by last year’s Olympic games. “I ...

Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results ...

The Seine River in Paris, France, has officially reopened for public swimming. (See the video at the top of this article.) This is the first time the river has been opened to swimmers since 1923, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The swollen Seine River kept rising Friday, spilling into Paris streets and forcing one landmark after another to shut down as it surged to its highest levels in nearly 35 years. Across the city, ...

In Paris, the Louvre creaks under the weight of visitors, Montmartre is becoming a theme park, and tourists seem as likely to be fleeced as they are welcomed with genuine warmth. I’ve spent 35 years ...