Ancient DNA extracted from a sediment core from a high-altitude Pyrenean lake in Spain reveals that fish may have been added ...

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

Minoan Greece had fast food 3,600 years ago, with food stalls serving dishes like souvlaki, a beloved Greek staple still popular today.

Author Jeanne Carstensen details a deadly shipwreck she witnessed through accounts from survivors and rescuers alike.

The capital Plaka is a quintessential picture of Greece, where narrow cobblestone alleys run between whitewashed houses with ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

Published in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management, the research set out to establish the value of local ecological knowledge (LEK) and its ability to generate high quality habitat maps around five ...

Enter: the truly classic fisherman sandal. Originally a shoe worn by fishermen—hence the name—with woven leather to both support the foot but provide a quick drain, the style has been worn ...

Australian scientists have discovered an ancient freshwater fish fossil with its stomach contents remarkably preserved. In a ...

Questions remain about a former Greek restaurant that has been empty and disused for more than three years. Bacchus Taverna was located at 14 Waterloo Road, known locally as the Dock Road, for many ...