The Ganges River in India is a final resting place for the ashes of loved ones. For those who can't make the journey, a river in Florida has become a substitute for the funeral tradition.

Across India, rivers are revered as divine mothers, sacred, life-giving, and deeply woven into cultural identity. Yet among these thousands of water bodies, only two major rivers are traditionally ...

In India, severe water shortages in one part of the country often coincide with acute flooding in another. When these dual tragedies occur, Indians are often left wishing for a way to balance out the ...

Katie Nadworny is an Istanbul-based writer who specializes in stories at the intersection of culture and politics in Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. She has lived in Turkey for nearly a ...

This country is widely regarded as the world’s second-largest plastic polluter, trailing only China. In many areas, residents ...