FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 11 - Caught on Camera

Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise

In the Strait of Gibraltar – a famous marine road connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic – lives a critically endangered sub-population of a few hundred long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas).

The Conversation · May 8

Greek coastguard accused of migrant boat pushback in Aegean Sea, NGO says

At least 1,209 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Euronews · May 7

5 Expert-Backed Habits to Reverse Fatty Liver Naturally

Fatty liver disease is becoming increasingly common across the world, especially due to modern lifestyle habits such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and rising obesity levels. Doctors explain that in many cases, early-stage fatty liver, also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, can be improved and even reversed…

MyLifeXP · May 7

‘In times like this, it pays to be Italian’: Mind Enterprises, the Campari-necking Italo disco revivalists who became a meme

A video of the Italian duo huffing cigarettes and pouring aperitifs on a Mediterranean balcony might have gone viral – but there’s nothing slapdash about their blissful electro evocations of la dolce vita

The Guardian - UK · May 6

German minehunter heads to Mediterranean for possible Hormuz mission

Germany’s minehunter Fulda departed from Kiel for the Mediterranean as Berlin considers a possible future deployment in the Strait of Hormuz.

Euronews · May 4

Lost wonder found underwater? 80-ton stones reveal secrets of the Lighthouse of Alexandria

The finding of giant stone blocks weighing 80 tons under the sea, which are considered part of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the wonders of the ancient world, has sparked interest in the study of ancient engineering, marine archaeology, and the history of the Mediterranean area. Found on the…

The Times of India · May 4

Mediterranean diet may support pregnancy in women undergoing artificial insemination, study finds

A Spanish study finds that the Mediterranean diet favours a more stable and healthy environment in the micro-organisms of women with primary infertility who manage to become pregnant.

Euronews · May 4

Why is Europe heating twice as fast as the rest of the planet?

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since 1980, a new report shows, with 2025 marked by extended heatwaves across the continent, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. RFI examines the reasons why.

Radio France Internationale · May 2

3,000-year-old Egyptian amulet found in Spanish tomb shocks archaeologists

The archaeologists have discovered an interesting artefact belonging to the Egyptians, thus adding more knowledge about the cultural exchange between ancient civilisations across continents. As is evident from the reports, an unusual Egyptian amulet has been unearthed in an ancient Spanish grave. This proves that contacts existed between the ancient…

The Times of India · Apr 29

French high-tech mission reveals secrets of 16th-century shipwreck

A remotely operated submarine has begun uncovering the secrets of a 16th-century shipwreck lying 2.5 kilometres beneath the Mediterranean off southern France, where researchers are delicately recovering brightly coloured ceramic treasures from the deepest wreck ever found in French territorial waters.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28