A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, damaging buildings and generating tsunami waves before authorities lifted an earlier tsunami warning.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the shallow earthquake struck at 4:58 a.m....
Firefighting forces across Greece remain on high operational readiness as emergency officials brace for severe wildfire conditions nationwide, even as crews made significant progress in containing a major fire in Siviri, Halkidiki.
Halkidiki Fire Contained After Fearful Night.
The situation in...
A major wildfire swept into the resort area of Siviri in Greece's Halkidiki peninsula on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people by sea as firefighters battled flames driven by strong winds.
The fire broke out in a rural...
A newly surfaced video showing a man pulling over along a dry country road seconds before flames burst from the brush has provided dramatic evidence in a serial arson case in Northern Greece, as official figures reveal that 281...
A lonely, glowing formation spotted drifting across the evening sky triggered widespread fascination—and plenty of UFO rumors—among beachgoers and residents across several parts of Greece.
As sunseekers along Saronida Beach near Athens looked up, they witnessed a single, bright cloud...
New photographs showing extensive burn damage across Crete’s iconic Preveli Palm Forest have sparked debate over whether Greek authorities are downplaying the true scale of the disaster.
The site is not just a popular tourist destination but a sanctuary of...
A tiny sea creature known as the immortal jellyfish appears to cheat death by reversing its own aging process, turning itself back into an earlier life stage whenever it is injured, starving, or under stress, researchers say.
The species, scientifically...
Greek prosecutors have ordered a nationwide preliminary investigation into wind farms following a major wildfire that began in Boeotia and spread into western Attica, raising questions about the safety, licensing and maintenance of energy infrastructure in fire-prone areas.
The investigation...
Locals and tourists on the island of Mykonos were treated to an extraordinary natural sight this week as a large flock of majestic white storks made an unexpected stopover across the island. The iconic birds were spotted scattered across...
A wildfire that broke out in Greece on Monday morning in Kouvaras, East Attica remains active as strong ground and aerial firefighting forces battle to contain the flames under adverse weather conditions.
Speaking to national broadcaster ERT, a Fire Service...
A carnivorous plant found in China has provided modern evidence supporting Darwin's theory about plant behavior proposed more than 150 years ago. Researchers have confirmed that the alpine plant Saxifraga candelabrum can attract, trap, digest, and absorb nutrients from...
A remarkably rich fossil site uncovered in Canada's remote Northwest Territories is giving scientists one of their clearest views yet of Earth's earliest complex animals. It suggests that key evolutionary milestones appeared millions of years earlier than previously believed.
The...
When a young olive tree first took root on a rocky hillside in eastern Crete more than 3,200 years ago, the Minoan civilization was entering its final centuries. Long before Classical Greece emerged and centuries before the Parthenon was...
The white puppy that captured international attention after it was spotted living alongside a wild wolf pack in northern Greece has died, ending an extraordinary six-week story that also ignited a fierce debate over whether researchers should have intervened...
A school bus-sized "terror croc" that once preyed on dinosaurs in the swamps and rivers of the eastern United States has been reconstructed as a full-size, scientifically accurate skeleton for the first time ever. The display recently opened at...
