The August Sturgeon Moon rose over Greece on Friday, August 28, bringing one of the country’s most celebrated summer traditions back into focus. Beyond the spectacle in the night sky, the full moon has become closely tied to Greece’s...
One of Taranto's founding legends begins with a dolphin carrying a shipwrecked Greek hero to safety. More than two millennia later, the port on Italy's Ionian coast is preparing to host what organizers describe as Europe's first sea sanctuary....
On a windswept plateau on the Greek island of Kimolos stands Skiadi, one of the Aegean’s most remarkable geological formations. Over countless years, wind and erosion have shaped the massive rock into what resembles a giant stone mushroom rising...
People living in eastern North America may have consumed cacao, the plant used to make chocolate, about 1,000 years ago, far earlier than researchers had clear evidence for in the region. New research published in the journal PLOS One...
Climate change is already affecting children's exposure to dangerous heat around the world, with up to 560 million kids from infancy through the age of nine experiencing at least one additional month of heat stress each year as a...
Scientists have uncovered a rare “graveyard” of fossils from extinct sharks in Egypt’s Western Desert, revealing evidence of a marine ecosystem that existed where an arid landscape stretches today.
Researchers found the fossils in phosphate-rich layers of the Duwi Formation...
The sun has set again in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, marking the end of months of continuous daylight and the beginning of the Arctic settlement's gradual transition toward winter darkness.
Longyearbyen, located at about 78 degrees north, experiences some of the most...
The world's oceans have reached their hottest temperature on record, according to European climate monitors, marking a troubling new climate milestone. The Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that global sea surface temperature hit 21.1 degrees Celsius (70.0°F) on August...
Greece is heading into a prolonged heatwave, with several more days of intense heat expected and temperatures reaching 38° to 40° Celsius (100-104° Fahrenheit) across many areas and climbing as high as 41° to 42°C (106-108°F) locally.
The National Observatory...
Turkish fishing vessels reportedly entered the National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades near the strictly protected island of Piperi, prompting a response from the Greek Coast Guard.
Initial reports from the evening of August 17 alleged that the...
Fossilized footprints uncovered in southern Brazil may belong to the largest mammal known to have lived alongside dinosaurs, according to a new study. The discovery, made in a formation of ancient desert sand dunes, is reshaping what scientists thought...
Thousands of chicken and turkey feet washed ashore on the Greek island of Evia on Saturday, resulting in an unusual scene along the coastline and raising questions about the source of the poultry remains.
Local residents discovered the remains at...
Greece has recorded its highest-ever count of Eleonora’s falcons, with provisional results from the country’s latest national census estimating 13,262 breeding pairs.
The figure is nearly seven percent higher than the previous nationwide survey, conducted between 2004 and 2006, which...
