In 1887, the men working on the Eiffel Tower reported bleeding, difficulty breathing, and partial paralysis after being in pressurized air chambers. Today, we know this illness as the bends. NOVA is ...

The Eiffel Tower closed early on Tuesday as a sweltering heat wave gripped parts of Europe. The attraction closed at 4 p.m. local time — with last entry at 2:30 p.m. — as temperatures reached ...

PARIS — One of the selling points of the Paris Olympics was that it wouldn’t involve lots of expensive new construction. The plan to stage competitions in temporary spaces won praise — and turned the ...

The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower, as the mayor of Paris plans. The family of the legendary engineer Gustave Eiffel ...