For most visitors, the Mediterranean is a symbol of summer and sun-scorched landscapes. In reality, however, it harbors one of the world's greatest natural treasures. It is home to tens of thousands ...

What would happen if humans dried out the Mediterranean sea, turning it into a giant salt lake? Would its wildlife survive, and if so, how long would it take to recover? Map of Herman Sörgel's ...

Now through Sunday, March 8, 2026, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) presents the exhibition Flora et Fauna: Nature in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Culture. Featuring 85 objects from the ...

Newswise — Distinct ecological niches: Tropical species profoundly alter ecosystem functioning in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea – with unknown consequences. Assemblages of tropical non-indigenous ...

CIESM also organises oceanographic cruises as part of the exploration campaigns SUB1 and SUB2, and undertakes mapping of the seafloor, through the production of cutting-edge 3D maps of the ...

Prolonged record heatwaves are scorching the the Mediterranean and threating marine flora and fauna. In Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, rising Mediterranean temperatures are threatening marine ...

Are the ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea inevitably in peril? The growing number of marine heat waves in the Mediterranean are prompting scientists to think that this may be the case. This summer, ...