Environment

Athens will be leading the global initiative against extreme heat in urban environments, known as City Champions For Global Heat Action.

  Almost 4,000 dogs need new homes after being rescued from a facility in Virginia that sold them for drug experiments in laboratories. The facility has now been shut down due to abuses of animal rights, and organizations are working to...

A private company volunteered to clean up the litter from the famous Navagio Beach in Zakynthos, as authorities denied responsibility.

A monkey was executed in Japan for being part of an animal "gang" who were repeatedly attacking humans. The macaque monkey was recently located and executed by a group of specially commissioned hunters in Japan. The "monkey gang" has...

Almost 30 percent of tree species in the wild are facing extinction, according to a report published by the Botanic Gardens Conservation International. The group's report, entitled "the State of the World's Trees," concluded that 17,510 out of Earth's 58,497...

An ancient Greek formula, known as the Golden Ratio that was used to identify "physical perfection" was recently adopted by pet experts to identify the cutest dog breeds. The mathematical equation, that compares the measurements, ratios, and symmetry of facial...

A shark that was recently filmed for the Discovery Channel walking outside the water on land left viewers astounded. Adventurer Forrest Galante documented the species, named the epaulette shark, for the Island of the Walking Sharks program as part of...

NATO sent firefighting aircraft and helicopters to Greece to help the country battle wildfires, the alliance said on Friday. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) said it is supporting Greece's firefighting efforts for the eleventh consecutive year. "Upon request of...

In a completely unforeseen but welcome development as conservationists try to stop the poaching of elephants for their ivory tusks, tuskless female elephants are now evolving in a national park in Mozambique. However, this otherwise hopeful story doesn't end there,...

Lefkada is a popular Greek island known for its beaches, particularly Porto Katsiki and Egremni. However, there is a beach near Lefkada you don't want to miss, and that is Agios Nikolaos, a breathtaking island that consists of a...

A huge pod of dolphins racing across the Aegean off the region of Phthiotis in central Greece was captured by a drone video on Wednesday morning. Updrones captured the impressive spectacle near the town of Theologos. The pod, which is...

A marine heatwave has hit the Mediterranean, including the Ionian and Aegean seas, posing a threat to the entire marine ecosystem, experts have warned. The marine heatwave is leading to a proliferation of invasive fish species and jellyfish. As the...

A group of scientists believe the cosmopolitan island is “at high risk for volcanically- and seismically-induced hazards.

A list of the ten most iconic flowers of Greece is not difficult to create since Greece is home to some of the most spectacular flowers worldwide. One of the most striking things one notices as soon as they...

Jurassic Park has nothing on three scientists who have decided to reassemble genes from woolly mammoths and resurrect them once again after having been extinct for more than ten thousand years. What could go wrong, you may well ask, since...