The life of the last sperm whales in the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean sperm whales are Endangered by human activities. Only about 200 sperm whales live in the eastern Mediterranean. The Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute, based in Greece, is studying them the last 25 years and knows most of them as persons, thanks to...
Mediterranean genes
Populations along the eastern Mediterranean coast share a genetic heritage that transcends nationality by Max Planck Society A new genomic study on southern Mediterranean reveals a genetic continuity across geographic and national borders. The map shows the...
Why climate change could make Mediterranean atmospheric ‘meteotsunamis’ more common
A meteotsunami is a form of tsunami generated by atmospheric conditions that can strike any coastline adjacent to a sea floor with a long, shallow shelf. Image credit – NOAASatellites, licensed under CC PDM 1.0 Rogue waves that strike without warning across...
New species formed when the Mediterranean dried up
Source: Lund University 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 years ago affected species formation in the area....
Catastrophic flood of the Mediterranean after the Messinian salinity crisis
The Mediterranean Sea became disconnected from the world’s oceans and mostly desiccated by evaporation about 5.6 million years ago during the Messinian salinity crisis. The Atlantic waters found a way through the present Gibraltar Strait and rapidly refilled the...Calendar
February 2025
Feb 03 - 21 2025
EXHIBITION THE MARIE CURIES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN – L’Alfas del Pi
Casa de Cultura de l'Alfàs del Pi
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