Press releases

The beaches and the seabed are "drowning" in masks
SARS-CoV-2 has raised a wave of pollution, with its waste polluting the seas and threatening sea tu…

A sea of rubbish: Ocean floor landfills
The long journey of litter to seafloor
The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the islan…

Biggest ever Roman shipwreck found in the eastern Mediterranean
(CNN) — Two thousand years ago, this ship was crossing the Mediterranean Sea full of its cargo of…

Patra University experts helping establish location of ancient Byblos Harbor
The green cedar tree at the center of Lebanon’s flag is a symbol connecting the Eastern Mediterrane…

Remains of ancient shipwrecks in the bay of Methoni
Two shipwrecks on the surface of the seabed in the bay of Methoni were identified and recorded by t…

The "lifeless" life of methane
The pioneering work of the American mineralogist, T. P. Thayez, in 1966, formed the basis for subse…

Ghostly Images Of HMHS Britannic
During a habitat mapping project at the Cyclades Islands (southern Aegean Sea - eastern Mediterrane…