After the apocalyptic death and destruction of World War II, entire nations struggled to start anew amidst the physical and psychological rubble. There was a steady outpouring of stories that took ...

Rising dramatically from the Atlantic Ocean floor around 23 million years ago, the Canary Islands were formed by volcanic activity that still shapes their landscape today. From the undulating, ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful tsunami and led to the deaths of as many as 600 people. But a new analysis of ...

From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike anything I'd seen before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

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 ...

Lava Island has just opened in Eden Prairie, offering a tropical-themed indoor playground and adventure park. It’s a great place to explore when the weather gets cold. Reporter Kristin Haubrich shares ...

Francis Ford Coppola attends the "La Grazia" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy (Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) The ...

On the Canary Islands, scientists discovered that the spider Dysdera tilosensis has halved its genome size in just a few million years—defying traditional evolutionary theories that predict larger, ...

An annual fish recovery effort at Lava Island Falls over the weekend netted and saved thousands of rainbow and brown trout, sculpin and other fish. Work to recover fish in shallow pools continued into ...

After surviving a dangerous sea crossing, many migrants who reach Spain's Canary Islands find themselves stranded for months, unable to work and clinging to the hope that life will be better once they ...

Our guide to the largest among the Canary Islands contains a secret otherworldly landscape you’ll have to see to believe. Moorish-inspired The Ritz-Carlton, Tenerife, Abama sets the island’s ...