According to research, rising temperatures and continuous stratification cause the formation of carbonate crystals, which emit CO2.

Large parts of the Mediterranean Sea are 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, with some recent readings in the 10-15 degrees above normal range. The waterway last set its all-time warmest temperature ...

SAN FRANCISCO — About 6 million years ago, a mile-high field of salt formed across the entire Mediterranean seafloor, sucking up 6 percent of the oceans' salt. Now, new research has pinpointed ...

In the rapidly warming Eastern Mediterranean, water stratifies into layers, like a cake. That’s allowing carbon-spewing crystals to form.

The Mediterranean Sea as we know it today formed about 5.3 million years ago when Atlantic Ocean waters breached the strait of Gibraltar, sending a massive flood into the basin.

A new study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate 6 million ...

SAN FRANCISCO — About 6 million years ago, a mile-high field of salt formed across the entire Mediterranean seafloor, sucking up 6 percent of the oceans' salt.

Numerous theories exist regarding the evolution of a deep-water oxygen deficiency in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Here, the authors test several popular hypotheses with a focus on the S1 event ...

Throughout a long, cooling phase, massive ice sheets formed, lowering the sea level below the height of the natural dam at Gibraltar, cutting the Mediterranean Sea off from the Atlantic Ocean, and ...

But Granot’s research suggests the crust of the Herodotus Basin in the eastern Mediterranean may be some 140 million years older.