Environment
Europe
Activists in UK Block Greek-Flagged Ship Carrying Russian Fuel
A group of Greenpace activists prevented a Greek-flagged tanker carrying Russian fuel from docking at a port in the UK on Sunday evening.
According to Greenpeace, a global campaigning network dedicated to a variety environmental causes, the twelve activists boarded...
Animals
World’s First Dolphin Sanctuary Founded in Greece
The world’s first permanent sanctuary for dolphins who have been rescued from captivity was founded recently.
Environment
Number of Forest Fires in Greece Rises Dramatically in 2022
There has already been a marked increase in the number of forest fires in Greece in the first three months of 2022, the National Observatory of Athens released on Thursday.
The worrying figure indicates that the country may face even...
Animals
Greece Suspends Seismic Surveys After Whale Strandings
Greece will temporarily stop seismic surveys in the Ionian Sea near the island of Corfu after a spate of whale strandings were recorded on the island's shores, the Greek Environment Ministry stated on Thursday.
While not confirmed, experts believe that...
Environment
Ghost Village in Spain Revealed After Drought Empties Reservoir
Drone footage captured the emergence of a ghost village in Spain after a drought drained a dam on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
The Aceredo village in the Galicia region of Spain was flooded in 1992 by the Alto Linoso reservoir, which...
Society
Only Japan Could Host the Winter Olympics by 2100
A new study suggests that only one city in Japan in the entire world will be able to host the Winter Olympics in the future.
The study, which was published in Current Issues in Tourism, looked at the effect of...
Fashion
Greek Artist Presents Innovative, Eco-Friendly Origami Fashion
A paper dress may not be the right outfit choice for rainy weather, but Greek artist Mirto Dimitriou's signature origami fashion, which includes clothes, jewelry and paper accessories, is not only original but also eco-friendly.
The young artist from Thessaloniki...
Animals
The Ocean Will Soon Have More Plastic Than Fish
The United Kingdom's Environmental Investigations Agency (EIA) says that plastic will outweigh fish in the planet's oceans by 2050.
The EIA released an environmental report on Tuesday that calls for a treaty to fight the rapid growth in plastic pollution...
Environment
The Past 7 Years Have Been the Hottest on Record
New data published by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Monday shows that the last seven years were the warmest on record for the planet.
The analysis, which reviewed global temperatures and other contributing factors, determined that 2021...
Celebrities
Newly-Discovered Tree Species Named After Leonardo DiCaprio
Researchers announced on Thursday that they have named a new tree species after actor Leonardo DiCaprio in order to honor his work to help save the world's rainforests.
DiCaprio is well known for being a champion of environmentally conscious causes...