Ruth Fraňková

Is swimming in the Vltava in Prague safe? We ask hydrologiost Tomáš Hrdinka of the T.G. Masaryk Water Research Institute,

Trees do not only improve air quality but also reduce noise levels. Brno scientists are investigating how trees could be used as sound barriers against traffic noise.

Although the weather might not seem like it, conditions for mushroom hunting are quite good at the moment, suggests a special map predicting their growth.

The Czech House in Paris was officially inaugurated on Friday afternoon Just before the opening ceremony, I spoke with the centre’s communications manager Daniela Jurion.

A mini Eiffel Tower made out of recycled ocean waste has been erected near Lake Most in north Bohemia as one of the centrepieces of the Olympic Festival taking place there.

As every year, dozens of students from all over the world arrived in Czechia to take part in this year’s edition of the annual Summer Czech Course for Expats.

Beach volleyball world champions David Schweiner and Ondřej Perušič will be among the first Czechs to compete at the imminent Olympic Games in Paris. 

Prague's fortification walls served as security barriers since the Middle Ages. Today, they are a testimony to the historical importance of the city.

It is not just people who suffer during heatwaves – zoo animals do too. I talked with Prague Zoo’s spokesperson Filip Mašek to find out just how the animals are coping.

Czech archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic settlement near Kutná Hora.  Built approximately 7,000 years ago, it has been exceptionally well-preserved.