The Olive Oil Crisis. Olives were a low-stress crop for millennia, but climate change has made the harvest much less predictable—and growing regions more desperate. Last December, at the height of ...

Olives were a low-stress crop for millennia, but Greece shows how climate change has made the harvest much less predictable—and growing regions more desperate.

Greek olive harvests did more than their share to help foster human civilization. In a tour of several key olive-producing parts of Greece this winter, I sought to examine the question of what happens ...

The Panegyri Greek Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary June 27-29. Here's everything to know before you go.

Olive trees were a vital resource for the ancient Mediterranean world. They provided wood for shipbuilding (and Heracles’ club); olives for food; and olive oil for cooking, lighting lamps, using ...

Olive oil, especially extra virgin, is a cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet and is associated with reduced risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome, and cognitive decline ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

Regular consumption of extra virgin olive oil is linked to lower cardiovascular disease risk, improving heart health through its rich polyphenol content.

Both avocado oil and olive oil offer some health benefits such as improving heart health by reducing harmful cholesterol levels. Read more.

It’s substantial enough that even dedicated carnivores might be tempted to stray from their usual order. For seafood lovers, the psari skaras section of the menu offers fish prepared in the simple, ...

Costco olive oil discourse has slipped from Reddit to X after a question on a particular brand escalated into a fight over all Costco oils.

An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.