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 ...

This date aligns with similar burial traditions across the Strait of Gibraltar in Iberia, and with Early Bronze Age settlement activity at Kach Kouch, about 65km south-east of Daroua Zaydan.

It’s a question that has fascinated engineers, geographers, and travelers for decades: Why isn’t there a bridge connecting Europe and Africa? With only about 13 kilometers of water separating ...

A ritual and funerary landscape is emerging in northwestern Africa, revealing connections with the Mediterranean, Atlantic and the Saharan regions.

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on April 15, 2025. US Navy Photo. Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar early this morning as it headed home following ...

Europe and Africa are separated by only 14 kilometers at the Strait of Gibraltar, so why hasn’t anyone built a bridge between them? In this fascinating video, we explore the surprising reasons ...

According to scientists, Doggerland was not erased from the map in a single day and night. Rather, it gradually went underwater. Scientists believe this process took place over several thousand years, ...

It pointed out, for example, that in addition to geopolitical concerns at the Panama Canal, ship hijackings and robberies are a “significant concern” in the Malacca Strait between Malaysia and ...

Map of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean, Athanasius Kircher, 1664. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. A traditional theory about Atlantis is that it was a real continent out in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Water Matters. Europe's water is under increasing pressure. Pollution, droughts, floods are taking their toll on our drinking water, lakes, rivers and coastlines.

An Iranian super tanker sailing in the British territory of Gibraltar on August 18, 2019. Two Iranian cargo ships carrying a chemical element found in missile propellent will set sail from China ...