I must confess that I had never heard of Gibraltar until a dear friend brought it up in passing. A British territory sandwiched at the southern tip of Spain. It almost sounded too good to be true ...

A yacht operated by the Polish boat touring agency Morskie Mile sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar last week, after being attacked for 45 minutes by a pod of orcas. Morskie Mile / Facebook ...

Orcas Sank 3 Boats in Southern Europe in the Last Year, Scientists Say A small group of orcas is ramming into sailboats in waters off the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers say they do not know what ...

First, picture a map of Spain. Now zoom in on the southern state of Andalusia. Get closer: The Andalusian coast forms a kind of shallow bulge, which juts into the Strait of Gibraltar. Even closer ...

Iran is considering closing the Strait of Hormuz, but what would that mean for Europe and what is at stake if it happens? Revolutionary Guard commander Sardar Esmail Kowsari told local media in an ...

An orca moves along the rudder of the Team JAJO entry in The Ocean Race on June 22, 2023, as the boat approaches the Strait of Gibraltar. A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an ...

More than 40% of Europe is now in some form of drought, brewing trouble for farmers in northern Europe and firefighters in Greece, where "overtourism" is making matters worse.

Five standout scaleups from Southern Europe have reached the finals of TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” They’ll now face off with rivals from across Europe to be crowned the ...

A 23,000-year-old southern Iberian individual links human groups that lived in Western Europe before and after the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Ecology & Evolution , 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023 ...

Killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service said on Thursday, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels recorded so far this ...

From record rainfall to drought: Expert reveals what’s causing Europe’s unusual spring weather. Many may wonder whether the unusual weather is a consequence of climate change.

DONGGUAN, China, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chen Suwei, an acclaimed swimmer from the southern Chinese city of Dongguan, recently managed to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar in 3 hours ...