Pollution

On Tuesday night, strong winds swept away large chunks of oil slick that were the result of Sunday's sinking of the anchored oil tanker "Agia Zoni II", just off Salamis island in the Saronic Gulf. Five large anti-pollution vessels are in...

The island of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf, south of Athens, is faced with an environmental disaster, following the sinking of a small taker carrying tons of fuel, on Sunday. Many beaches on the island are now coated with black...

More than 1,455 tonnes of plastic are currently believed to be floating on the Mediterranean Sea, while 94% of plastic waste is currently coating the seabed, based on the latest estimates. According to the head of Greenpeace's campaign for...

An Athenian of the interwar period could see on average up to 20 kilometers further afar than an Athenian today, according to a new study which uses data covering a period of 80 years, in the first comprehensive research...

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour has fined shipping magnate Evangelos Angelakos a $1.5 million payout after a jury found two ships that are part of his company guilty of pollution on the high seas, the AP has reported. The judge said it was...

In three days, a dubious experiment is set to take place in the Mediterranean. Chemical agents which in small quantities are capable of causing thousands of casualties, will be released by the tons west of Crete, Greece. For the...

A team of Greek and German scientists found a way to estimate pollution levels in the Earth's past atmosphere based on the sunset colors of old paintings. According to the scientists, old paintings showed that ash and gas released during...

The situation in Thermaikos today is better than it used to be in the past. Two ships of   the ''Save Our Sea'' organization have been appointed to clean the area and have managed to collect more than 30...