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Wildfires rage across the Balkans as 40°C heatwave fuels dangerous blaze conditions
Firefighters battle major fires in Serbia and Albania as extreme heat and drought intensify across the region
Why smugglers target Mediterranean coral: Greek authorities seize 800,000 euro red coral haul bound for Italy
Greece's financial crime authority and coast guard intercepted a chartered leisure boat off Skopelos carrying Italian nationals, as investigators now hunt for the smuggling ring's Italy-based recipients while marine biologists warn recovery could take centuries
How to deal with a snake bite: What you need to know before heading into nature
The season has arrived when we start sharing our surroundings with snakes. Mountains, forests, holiday homes, hiking trails, they are all part of their territory too. Most of us know very little about snakes and hold plenty of misconceptions about them. One of the most important things to understand is how to respond if you are bitten.
Yacht off Skopelos was plundering Greek seabed – AADE’s DEOS seized protected corals worth €800,000
From the depths of the Aegean to workshops in southern Italy - How AADE’s risk analysis and digital traces uncovered an illegal €800,000 cargo and the “red gold” racket
Low water levels on the Danube and Rhine force nuclear reactor shutdowns, raise blackout fears, and disrupt commercial transport
Romania and Hungary are on energy alert, car factories are suspending production, and authorities are urging citizens to cut electricity consumption. Meanwhile, Germany is facing disruptions to freight transport, while farmers in the Netherlands and Italy are struggling with worsening drought conditions
Guidelines for Protection Against Exposure to Smoke and Airborne Particles from the Hellenic Thoracic Society
Doctors urge vulnerable groups to avoid travel altogether, warning that dizziness, nausea and headaches during smoke exposure may signal carbon monoxide poisoning requiring immediate medical attention
Grieving dolphin mother filmed clutching dead calf in Australia as her pod of 14 rallies around
Fraggle, a female dolphin who has already lost four calves, has been seen swimming with her dead newborn off Western Australia, with 14 other dolphins staying close by her side throughout her mourning
