Archaeologist Liu Rui from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences couldn't believe what his excavation team found last summer among broken palace stones at the Yueyang archaeological site.

The city of Baotou—long the heart of the rare-earths mining sector that has given China a stranglehold over the modern economy—is now working to establish entire next-generation production chains. In ...

Venice has survived fires, floods, invasions, careless renovations, and a tourist count that would break most cities by lunch. The city is 1,600 years old because its foundations work. The buildings ...

VENICE, Italy — A Venice-born photographer is offering a personal look at the floating city, capturing both its iconic landmarks and the quiet corners tourists rarely see. The story is part of our ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...