Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the populist AfD has risen to popularity amid the region's ...

During the 19th century, the Ruhr was the driving force behind Germany’s rapid evolution from a loose confederation of small states into the most powerful country on the continent.

The Ruhr is one of Europe's largest urban regions and is located in Germany. It stretches for 70 miles and is made up of 12 cities. By Kris Boratyn , Audience Writer ...

Lifting Its Face. Tucked into an area the size of Delaware, with 25 cities larger than Gary, Ind., and a population of 8,000,000, the Ruhr until recently turned out 85% of Germany’s iron and ...

Nighttime satellite images have shown that cities are getting brighter, and light pollution is now recognized as an ...

Located in the heart of western Germany's long-time industrial Ruhr region, the city of Essen spent much of the past 150 years marred by pollution, tainted by filthy mines and belching factories ...

His main takeaway: Both the Ruhr Valley, a network of nine cities including Dortmund, Essen, and others that traditionally housed Germany’s steelmaking and other industry, and the rapidly ...

Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the right-wing AfD party has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city — Gelsenkirchen — individuals ...