Environment

A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England, belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating back to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals...

Rare cases of whales exploding from the inside out have been captured in terrifying videos in recent years. Dead whales are not just a smelly nuisance but a threat to life and limb due to their known propensity to...

Greece will ban bottom trawling in all of its marine protected areas by 2030, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday, making the the country the first in Europe to announce such a ban. Speaking at the Our Ocean...

Representatives from at least 100 countries have gathered in Athens this week for the "Our Ocean Conference," uniting in a concerted effort to address the formidable challenges confronting the world's oceans. Greenpeace's call for enhanced ocean protection sets the stage...

Researchers claim that Javan tigers, thought to have been extinct fifty years ago, might still exist. Despite doubts from scientists, signs suggest a similar big cat roams Java. In the past, Indonesia had three tiger types: Sumatran, Javan, and Bali...

Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect the seas and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday. Mitsotakis' pledge was made on the eve of the international "Our Ocean"...

Scores of baby penguins bravely dove off a massive 50-foot cliff for their first-ever swim in the icy Antarctic waters below, incredible new footage shows. Award-winning National Geographic cinematographer Bertie Gregory spent a frigid two months tracking the 10,000-strong flock...

Greek scientists believe that a cave near Vravrona, about 40 km (25 miles) east of Athens, was a hideout for lions and panthers which roamed the ancient Greek countryside thousands of years ago. Fossils belonging to small and large mammals,...

Goats are practically rock stars in Greece and when a herd decides to take a stroll at a beach it becomes a magnet for tourists and locals alike. A few years ago a bearded beachgoer made a sudden appearance on...

Found interspersed among the rocky terrain of the Acropolis of Athens is a small plant with pink flowers, the micromeria acropolitana.

Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent. The path of totality when the Moon completely covered the...

Greece announced on Monday that it will launch two new marine parks in the Aegean and Ionian Seas to coincide with the Our Ocean Conference in Athens this week. Delegates at the April 15-17 Our Ocean Conference include 12 heads...

A rare dolphin with thumb-like flippers has been discovered in the Gulf of Corinth in Greece. Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute researchers came across this unique dolphin twice last summer while conducting boat surveys along the Greek coast. Despite its flippers'...

Greek and US environmental groups recently announced their collaboration in a project to protect Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece where the ancient Gods resided. In an agreement sponsored by the US Embassy in Greece, Greek environmental organization Ecogenia...

A major wildfire - the first of the summer season in Greece, rages on Saturday near Ierapetra, southern Crete. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of several villages threatened by the flames aided by strong winds. Dozens of firefighters and fire-dousing...