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On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
In 1972, a diver off Italy noticed a human arm rising from the sand, which uncovered ancient Greek warriors lost beneath the sea for centuriesIn an underwater adventure in 1972, a diver stumbled upon the exquisite Riace Bronzes off the coast of Riace Marina. These stunning Greek s...
What a Turkish diver found underwater in 1982 became one of the most important shipwreck discoveries in Mediterranean archaeologyA Turkish sponge diver's discovery of "metal biscuits with ears" in 1982 led to the unearthing of the Uluburun wreck, a remarkably intact L...
Scientists Studied an Ancient Roman Shipwreck and Found a 2,200-Year-Old Portal to the PastA Roman shipwreck, Ilovik-Parzine 1, discovered off Croatia, has revealed ancient waterproofing techniques through a new study. Analysis of...
Buried in Sicily’s Shallow Waters: How a 2,500-Year-Old Greek Shipwreck Is Revealing the Secrets of Mediterranean TradeIn 2025, archaeologists discovered a remarkably preserved ancient Greek merchant vessel off the coast of Sicily, dating back to the 6th or ...
Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Survived 2,000 Years Underwater and Here’s WhyDivers off Turkey's Antalya coast found a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. The vessel carried hundreds of ceramic plates, bowls, and trays, remark...
What Archaeologists Found Beneath the Sea Near a Greek IslandAncient port ruins discovered near Kythira, Greece, reveal sophisticated maritime infrastructure crucial for regional trade. Artifacts like...
Mystery in the Mediterranean Explained: Who Sank the 16th-Century Camarat 4 2,567 Meters Below?French naval researchers discovered Camarat 4, a 16th-century merchant shipwreck, in March 2025. This is the deepest shipwreck found in Fre...
Boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving two babies dead; Several missing or presumed dead as survivors reveal sequence of events; What do we know so farA migrant boat carrying 55 individuals, including two babies, capsized north of Zuwara, Libya, resulting in at least 53 dead or missing. Tw...
'Robinson Crusoe' Mauro Morandi, who spent three decades alone on an island, dies 3 years after returning to city lifeMauro Morandi, known for living alone on Budelli Island for over 30 years, has died at 85. He became famous as the 'Robinson Crusoe' of the...
Scientists say this is the reason that led to the collapse of the Roman empire 1500 years agoFor centuries, historians have debated the reasons behind the collapse of the Roman Empire. Now, new research from Oxford and Warsaw Univer...
Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN saysTragedy struck as 61 migrants went missing in a boat sinking off Libya's coast, presumed dead. The vessel, carrying around 86 individuals, ...
41 migrants missing after new Mediterranean shipwreckForty-one migrants including three children are feared dead after being shipwrecked last week in the Mediterranean, UN agencies said, citin...
Deadliest first quarter for central Mediterranean migrants since 2017: UNThe IOM said the situation in the central Mediterranean reinforced the need for predictable state-led SAR, putting an end to the "ad hoc re...
Around 60 migrants die in boat wreck off ItalyAt least 59 migrants, including a baby just a few months old, died after their overloaded boat sank early on Sunday in stormy seas off Ital...
At least 73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off LibyaSo far, 11 bodies have been retrieved by the Libyan red Crescent and the local police, while the seven survivors are in hospital, the IOM s...
More than 29,000 migrants to Europe died since 2014: reportPushbacks are unlawful according to both international and EU law as they violate the right to seek asylum and a principle prohibiting the ...
1,200-year-old shipwreck found off coast of Israel. See why is it specialRecently, archaeologists discovered a 1,200-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Israel. A report describes it as a merchant ship, indicatin...
Pope blasts Russia's 'infantile' war, EU-Libya deal in MaltaFrancis did not cite Putin by name, but the reference was clear when he said that "some potentate" had unleashed the threat of nuclear war ...
1,600 migrants lost at sea in Mediterranean this yearThe death toll is higher than last year, but by no means unique. The International Organization of Migration estimates that 23,000 people h...