The Mediterranean Basin, home to approximately 10% of known plant species, is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, according to the National Library of Medicine.

In 2022, researchers launched “Noah’s Ark of the Deep,” an expedition to study the gorgonians in the western Mediterranean Basin. In April, the second mission of the expedition explored ...

Rises in sea surface temperatures as high as 5° Celsius (9° Fahrenheit) above normal have caused die-offs in 50 different taxonomic groups of animals from around the Mediterranean Basin.

A team led by Maltese seabed scientist Aaron Micallef, at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, explored the region where the flood water that filled the western basin of the Mediterranean ...