This animated time lapse traces the global evolution of democracy over two centuries, revealing how systems of government have expanded, collapsed, and transformed. It offers a sweeping visual account ...

A passenger captured the moment an avalanche roared down a mountainside and slammed into a train near Zermatt, Switzerland, on Feb. 17. In video filmed by Kirsten Osborne, an Australian living in the ...

The Matterhorn dominates the skyline above Zermatt. Warm weather and clear air reveal the full beauty of the Swiss Alps.

Heinz Mueller was buried under 30 feet of snow in the Swiss Alps in 1993 but made it out alive. “It’s panic,” he says.

This is what Swiss ski vacations are made of. Because I travel for a living, people often ask me to share my favorite destinations, and Switzerland is always at the top of my list. It’s one of the ...

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling ...

Deep inhale. My body drifts through a gentle flow, the warmth of the movement slowly waking me up. ‘Ah,’ we collectively exhale. A ripple of relaxation passes through our candlelit studio. Nine ...