Twenty-five griffon vultures have arrived in Romania and were placed in an acclimatization aviary near the commune of Rucăr in Argeș county, marking the start of a long-term effort to reintroduce the ...

The Zărnești Cliffs, located in the Piatra Craiului Mountains of Transylvania, Romania, form a spectacular limestone canyon surrounded by dense forests and rugged peaks. Often called Zărnești Gorge, ...

A 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen is under criminal investigation after he entered Romania on Sunday, March 8, with a small aircraft. The incident occurred in the locality of Frătăuții Vechi, Suceava ...

What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches – a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such ...

From health spas to film storage, salt mine caverns have been put to use in surprising ways—and they’re now poised to contribute to the generation and storage of clean energy.

Signed in 2003, the Carpathian Convention is an international agreement that calls for seven Carpathian countries to work together to protect, preserve and provide guidance for sustainable development ...

From coral gardens in French Polynesia to rewilded forests in Romania, a new generation of conservation projects invites ...

Retiring in Europe doesn't have to break the bank. These four Eastern European countries offer retirees affordable health care, low costs of living, and rich cultures, all for under $1,400 a month.

If Terre Haute experienced a golden age, it happened in the first two decades of the 20th century. Its population boomed as immigrants from around the globe arrived. The city grew from 36,673 ...

Here are some screenshots from this beautiful video, as a preview. The image at the top of this page shows a landscape of the Carpathian Mountains, which cover a large part of Romania. Below, we can ...

The catch is that this microbe, called Psychrobacter SC65A.3, was recovered from cave ice about 5,000 years old. In tests, it resisted 10 antibiotics spanning eight drug classes, despite existing long ...