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A wildlife organization revealed on Friday that a rare Mediterranean Monk seal has been shot and killed in the area of Milina in the Pagasitikos Gulf in central Greece. The Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk...

Everyone has taken an interest in the refugee crisis taking place throughout southern Europe but just don't know how they can help. Now, a new app lets you actually help save the lives of migrants in distress. A new smartphone application...

Earlier today, BBC's international correspondent Murad Shishani presented a video capturing the agonizing daily efforts of the Greek coastguards to rescue migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea in search of a better life for themselves and their families. The video shows a small...

Humans likely first took to the seas about 50,000 years ago. But there's mounting evidence that our Neanderthal cousins were routinely sailing throughout the Mediterranean twice as long ago. We can't know what sorts of boats Neanderthals might have used....

According to ARCHELON, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, 2020 has seen an unusually high number of loggerhead sea turtle nests in waters around Greece and in the Mediterranean as a whole. After surveying the 75 km (47 miles)...

The fourth Turkish oil and gas research ship, the "Oruc Reis," is on its way to the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said via Twitter on Monday. His tweet was in response to Turkish Republican People's Party (CHP)...

Never has an endangered creature been so approachable. Argyro, the Mediterranean monk seal, first came to attention when posing for tourists off the shores of Samos in the eastern Aegean. Since then, the friendly 150-kg animal has been treated...

In a rare piece of environmental good news, the Hellenic Society for the Study & Protection of the Monk Seal (MOm) on Monday announced that the seal (Monachus monachus) has made an unlooked-for comeback in the Aegean, with its...

Turkish and Greek prime ministers debated on Monday Cyprus issue and oil exploration projects in the east of Mediterranean, as Anatolia news agency reports. Sources said Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan had a phone talk with his Greek counterpart...

The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos

Researchers have found evidence that the first pre-human, or hominin, walked in the Northern Greece-Balkans area, not Africa.

Italian cuisine and Greek cuisine: the history, differences and common traits in the cuisines we all love is a fascinating journey into the past, showing that there was a fusion of Greek-Italian cuisine in historical times that comes down to...

Pizza is one of the most beloved comfort foods in the world, and the classic dish is even better when crafted with Greek flavors. Made with tzatziki, olives, feta, and gyros meat, the Mediterranean Gyros Pizza recipe from Grecian Delight...

Salt has played a crucial role in the history of civilization, enabling food to be preserved over the winters until the modern miracles of refrigeration and preservation. This is no less true in Greece, where the salt used in...

Greek sea cucumbers may soon be on the menus of restaurants around the world. Although they are delicacies in some cultures, many people have no idea that the sea creatures are even edible. Fishermen on the Dodecanese islands in Greece...