Mediterranean

Bronze Age Minoan ingots with unique markings that were recently discovered off the Israeli coast show vast trading links between Cyprus and Sardinia, archaeologists say. Dating back to the late Bronze age, approximately the 13th to the early 12th century...

The main thing that ancient Greeks and Vikings had in common was their love of the sea. Both were seafaring peoples, yet the former were traders and explorers, while the latter were mostly plunderers. In regards to Greek versus Norse...

In the Mediterranean, experts in underwater archaeology have big news. They've identified 15 new shipwrecks near the coasts of Antalya and Mersin in Turkey. This exciting discovery has bumped up the total count of wrecks in that area to...

The huge port city of Marseille, France was founded by Greeks back in 600 BC, when the first immigrants established a trading colony.

In a recent study, researchers have made a significant discovery: the red fire ant, known as one of the world's most troublesome invaders, has made its way to Europe for the very first time. This particular ant, scientifically named Solenopsis...

Scottish-Australian physician Norman Swan has made a complex discovery recently. Swan found that Greek-Australians, despite subscribing to potentially life-threatening practices and diets, have the second highest life expectancy behind the Japanese. Swan dubbed this situation "the Greek Paradox" in his...

Presidents of Mediterranean nations Greece, Italy, Croatia, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia have issued a joint statement calling for urgent action to address the dangers posed by the climate crisis. In their appeal, the presidents noted the severity of the climate...

A motor yacht that once carried Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed, during their last summer holiday in southern France before their demise in a Paris car crash, has sunk in the Mediterranean. The 62 foot (19 miles) luxury...

On Thursday, the US aircraft carrier the USS Gerald R. Ford pulled into Athens for its third port call of the summer deployment. The USS Gerald Ford, the lead ship of its class in the United States Navy, bears the...

Archaeologists in Spain recently conducted a thorough study of a Phoenician shipwreck that is around 2,500 years old. Their aim is to devise a plan for safely rescue the wreck from the sea before it is irreparably damaged by...