Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ancient Greece.

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface ...

The islands of Greece offer many stunning beaches, and one of the most impressive is undoubtedly the secluded and serene ...

The myth of Atlantis has fascinated people around the world ever since Plato first wrote about this sunken city in 365 B.C.E.

The Jews of Zakynthos, Greece's Ionian island, owe their survival during the dark days of the German occupation to two brave ...

All went well until impenetrable fog suddenly descended and we almost mislaid the dan buoy. Pushing on to a secluded harbour with a promising isthmus across which we might walk the following day, we ...

Nay Maps is a South African actor born on 30th March 1989. He is the firstborn of three children born to the late Bishop Simeon Maphalala and his wife. Maps grew up alongside his two younger sisters ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

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