France
Ortolans, Songbirds Enjoyed as French Delicacy, Are Being Eaten Into Extinction
Hunters illegally catch some 30,000 of the 300,000 ortolans that pass through southwestern France every migration season
A French Town Is Offering $2,250 Reward to Anyone Who Can Decipher This Mysterious Inscription
The inscription was probably made during the 18th century
DNA Analysis Could Prove if This Lock of Hair Belonged to Leonardo da Vinci
Researchers will compare results of DNA test to genetic material extracted from artist’s living descendants and his alleged remains
Honey Bees on Notre-Dame’s Roof Survived the Fire
The three hives are located on a roof above the sacristy—around 100 feet below the cathedral's damaged main roof
Five Things We’ve Learned in the Aftermath of the Notre-Dame Fire
Here's how France is rebuilding in the wake of the disaster
The Debate Over Rebuilding That Ensued When a Beloved French Cathedral Was Shelled During WWI
After the Notre-Dame de Reims sustained heavy damage, it took years for the country to decide how to repair the destruction
'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' Shoots to Top of France’s Best Seller Lists
Victor Hugo wrote his famed novel at a time when the cathedral was in crisis
A Small Fire Broke Out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque as Flames Ravaged Notre-Dame
The blaze left the Islamic holy site largely untouched, damaging a single mobile guard booth
A New Museum Sheds Light on the Statue of Liberty
The revamped building will open in May
What Happened to Notre-Dame’s Precious Art and Artifacts?
Officials say the ‘main works of art’ were saved. But others have been lost or seriously damaged
Microplastics Found in Remote Region of France's Pyrenees
A new study shows just how far the pollutants can travel–and suggests that it is not only city dwellers who are at risk of exposure
Last Night, I Watched Notre-Dame Burn
Our own travel writer, in Paris yesterday, recounts her experience witnessing the devastating fire at the cathedral
Historic Notre-Dame Cathedral Salvaged From Blaze
After a tense few hours, firefighters announce they saved the landmark from 'total destruction'
The Controversy Over the Planned Le Corbusier Museum
Scholars, architects have accused France’s culture ministry of “complicity in an attempt to rehabilitate” Le Corbusier's legacy
Win a Sleepover at the Louvre, for One Night Only
Here's your chance to lounge with the Mona Lisa and dine with the Venus de Milo
Why Have Garfield Phones Been Washing Ashore in France for 30 Years?
The mystery has been solved, but environmental advocates aren't celebrating
Paris' Hotel Lutetia Is Haunted by History
The ghosts of Nazis, French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors still inhabit the grand building on Paris’ famed Left Bank
A Journey to St. Helena, Home of Napoleon's Last Days
We crossed the globe to the tiny, remote island to sample the splendid desolation of the emperor's exile under a scornful British governor
How 18th-Century Writers Created the Genre of Popular Science
French writers such as Voltaire and Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle helped shape the Enlightenment with stories of science
Explore France's Loire Valley in the Footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci
Five centuries after his death, visitors can pay homage to the artist at these sites in central France where he spent his final years
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