Studies by Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics ... Artesian wells were used to get fresh water in Venice. But, they made ...

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. When confronted with the limits of the known world, a 16th-century European cartographer inscribed the warning “Here ...

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

while rain lashing the rest of Italy prompted warnings in Florence and Pisa. Venice's latest “acqua alta”, or high water, hit 150cm on Sunday, lower than Tuesday's 187cm - the highest level in ...

Venice has been inundated by an exceptional high tide which put roughly three-quarters of the historic city under water. The tide rose to around 156 centimeters above sea level. See the images of ...

The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colorful streamers and confetti — all ...