Mediterranean
Greek News
Greece Handed Control of NATO Naval Force
Greece has been handed command over a permanent NATO anti-mine naval force for the first time in the latest rotation between participating states.
Command duties of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Maritime Group Two (SNMCMG2) passed to Greek Captain Fotis...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Plan Rescue of Ancient Phoenician Shipwreck in Spain
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 rescuing the wreck from the sea before it is irreparably damaged by...
Ancient Greece
Bronze Age Minoan Ingots Are Evidence of Ancient Trade Links
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...
Ancient Greece
What Did Ancient Greeks and Vikings Have in Common
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...
History
15 Shipwrecks Unearthed in Mediterranean Sea
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...
Ancient Greece
The Greek Origins of Marseille, France’s Oldest City
The huge port city of Marseille, France was founded by Greeks back in 600 BC, when the first immigrants established a trading colony.
Animals
World’s Most Invasive Species Reaches the Mediterranean
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...
Australia
The Greek Paradox: Why Do First Generation Greek-Australians Live Longer?
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...
Environment
Mediterranean Leaders Unite to Fight Climate Crisis
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...
Celebrities
Yacht Princess Diana Spent Her Last Summer Sinks in the Mediterranean
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...