This photo released by Israel's Antiques Authority (IAA) on June 20, 2024 shows Jacob Sharvit, left, and Dr. Karnit Bahartan, right, with the ancient jars that were carried on the world's oldest ...

Millions of years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was transformed into a vast, desolate salt desert, its waters evaporating at an ...

Imagine the Mediterranean Sea completely drained, with vast salt flats stretching as far as the eye can see, dotted by scattered ultra-salty lakes, similar to Death Valley but covering an area ...

A 3,300-year-old ship has been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the oldest shipwrecks ever discovered and rewriting our understanding of sailing in the ancient ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,000-year-old fort that defended the ancient kingdom against the invading “sea peoples” tribes from near the eastern Mediterranean.. Researchers uncovered a ...

Because few rivers flow into the Mediterranean, the sea is considered nutrient-starved and described as containing little phytoplanktonic life—oligotrophic in scientific parlance.

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

Two thieves donned diving gear to pilfer hundreds of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts from the bottom of the sea in Egypt, according to the country’s interior ministry. Egyptian authorities say ...

This photo released by Israel's Antiques Authority (IAA) on June 20, 2024 shows Jacob Sharvit, left, and Dr. Karnit Bahartan, right, with the ancient jars that were carried on the world's oldest ...