In 1858, sewage clogging London's Thames River caused a "Great Stink." A century later, parts of the famed waterway were declared biologically dead.

One of my favorite places became a waterfront walkway along the south bank of the Thames River in the heart of the London. Although only about 2 ½ miles long, it links so many historic and modern ...

The banks of the Thames River have hosted human settlements for thousands of years, from Neolithic huts to the soaring skyscrapers of London. Evidence of bygone civilizations has been steadily ...

Author Malcolm Russell’s novel approach to history — finding it as it washes up on the riverbanks — makes the past seem very much alive. Medicine bottle, 1700-1800, found at City of London ...

London's Thames River, Once 'Biologically Dead,' Is Now Home to Venomous Sharks, Report Finds A report from the Zoological Society of London revealed that the Thames river — which was previously ...

Tower Bridge over The River Thames and, in the distance, the secondary central business district of Canary Wharf are pictured as the sun sets in London.Photo by Justin Tallis - AFP via Getty Images In ...