More than 87% of the Mediterranean Sea, which extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Africa, Europe and Asia, is polluted with microplastics and other pollutants including toxic metals and industrial ...

The Greek islands are a common passage for undocumented migrants coming from Asia and the Middle East on their way to western ...

The UN agency for migration reports that nearly 9,000 migrants died trying to cross borders last year, setting a new record. With Asia leading in fatalities, the Mediterranean, Africa, and the ...

“The Mediterranean is an enclosed sea, surrounded by humanity, with intense maritime traffic and widespread fishing activity. The evidence provided by our research should shake up global ...

according to survivors DeAgostini/Getty Six people are dead and 40 others are missing after a boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, March 18.

Thirty-two people were shipwrecked on a rig in the Mediterranean with no food or water, an NGO has said. Animal rights campaigners and marine zoo official say Mediterranean is 'too warm' for ...

Alexandria is not alone in facing threats from sea-level rise and coastal erosion as the world warms. Many Mediterranean coastal cities face similar risks, as do parts of California’s coastline.

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-metre-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. A total of 167 objects — mainly plastics ...

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-meter-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. A total of 167 objects—mainly plastics ...