A new study has provided compelling new evidence that a huge "megaflood" refilled the Mediterranean Sea around 5 million years ago ...

The Mediterranean Sea was once a vast expanse of salt flats, known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted for hundreds of thousand years until a huge "megaflood" refilled it.

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During the Messinian Salinity Crisis, the Mediterranean Sea became isolated from the Atlantic ... an Emeritus professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University ...

Using an observatory under construction deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily, scientists have detected a ghostly ...

A new study has revealed new evidence that a huge "megaflood" refilled a sea today adored by millions of tourists, ending a ...

The sunny Mediterranean Sea—today a very popular holiday destination ... an Emeritus professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, said ...

1 in Many geographic attractions Egypt ... Its location at the northeast corner of Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea has made it a cultural and trading center. But its location has also ...

During the Messinian Salinity Crisis, the Mediterranean Sea became isolated from the Atlantic ... an Emeritus professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University ...