Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show its artifacts. Photo from the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the ...

WHEN it comes to a perfect holiday destination for Brits, Egypt has it all – five-star resorts, scorching temperatures and stunning beaches. But beyond the boundaries of its luxury ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

Greek researchers are undertaking a reconstruction of the ancient Aegean coastline, with a primary focus on the islands of ...

Off the coast of Sicily, Sea Shepherd and its volunteers are hunting down illegal fish traps and working with Italian ...

All times on the map are Eastern European time. The New York Times A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea lies an incredible 7,000-year-old road, which once connected an ancient settlement to Korcula Island, in Croatia.

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Using ancient genomes, researchers have mapped the emergence of agriculture in the Middle East 12,000 years ago and its spread to Europe, but the southern Mediterranean has been largely neglected.

Though the Zanclean megaflood remains just a theory, one thing is for sure—5.3 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea probably wasn’t the idyllic travel destination it is today.

Around 200 million years ago, during the Mesozoic Era, the Mediterranean region was part of the vast Tethys Ocean, a sea that separated the ancient supercontinents of Gondwana and Laurasia.