It’s a question that has fascinated engineers, geographers, and travelers for decades: Why isn’t there a bridge connecting Europe and Africa? With only about 13 kilometers of water separating ...

DONGGUAN, China, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chen Suwei, an acclaimed swimmer from the southern Chinese city of Dongguan, recently managed to sw ...

Sayani Das of Kalna, East Burdwan, has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, ticking off the sixth ocean channel in her long-distance swimming career. Starting with the English Channel in 2017, the 27-year ...

Europe; Spain; New map shows 41 Spanish regions under alert as torrential rain arrives ... the Strait of Gibraltar, the Costa del Sol (in these areas accompanied by storms and hail) ...

There is one main reason that Europe and Africa aren’t connected by a bridge despite being only eight miles apart. TikToker GeoGlobeTales said a connection across the Strait of Gibraltar is ...

Map of Herman Sörgel’s Atlantropa project, which aimed to partially empty the Mediterranean in order to gain more land in Europe, ... were able to move across the Strait of Gibraltar.

An endangered sperm whale - nicknamed Julio by scientists - has been killed in a collision with a vessel in the busy Strait of Gibraltar. Researchers say this is the fifth sperm whale to die after ...

Honey buzzards are the chart-topping raptor migrants on both sides of the strait, with 45,806 recorded by Giordani’s group in Sicily between mid-March and May 30th this year, and 34,943 in ...

The Strait of Gibraltar, at its narrowest point, is just a nine-mile gap between the European and African continents. Now, imagine the convenience of a high-speed underwater rail tunnel connecting ...

A group of Orcas sank a 49-foot yacht near the Gibraltar Straits, which was the most recent of about 700 such attack since 2020.