At the western edge of the Mediterranean basin, a narrow land bridge once sealed off the Atlantic. We now call it the ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.

Nestled closer to Africa than mainland Europe, one peaceful Italian island somehow remains largely untouched by tourism. The ...

The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

Russia has effectively lost its naval base in the Mediterranean Sea after Tartus port becoming unavailable for their warships ...

The rapid decadence of the maritime Powers in the Mediterranean was accompanied by ever bolder usurpation in that sea by the fleets of the North African corsairs. These even dared to confront the ...

UNICEF says the dangers children face at sea reflect deeper crises on land: many are fleeing war, poverty and political ...

This region consists of multiple countries that sit along the Mediterranean Sea, including France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain, Cyprus, and Turkey. Each country offers its own unique culture and ...

Long-distance seafarers crossed the Mediterranean Sea far earlier than scientists had believed, a new study has found.

Evidence shows that hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100 kilometers (km) of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago, a thousand years before the arrival of the ...