The Mediterranean Sea was once a vast expanse of salt flats, known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted for ...

Researchers identified geological features that point to a single massive flooding event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea ...

After the storm in Sicily, mudslides rolled through the city of Messina and buried cars in the mud. Two waterspouts formed in ...

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

In a groundbreaking study, researchers unveiled compelling evidence of the Zanclean Megaflood, a colossal event that refilled ...

A marble relief depicting a prancing horse believed to have been part of the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Agrigento, Italy, has ...

A study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal "megaflood" refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Mediterranean was a vast expanse of salt flats. The research ...

Sicily is made for dropping off the map - and there's no better place than on the beaches of the island's southern coast.

Below are a handful of the most popular. Likely the best-known city in Sicily, Palermo sits on the northern side of the island along the Tyrrhenian Sea. The capital city boasts several beaches ...