Between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea became a basin of desolation, cut off from the global ocean during what is known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). This period saw ...

Around 5.3 million years ago, the eastern and western Mediterranean basins were suddenly refilled during an event known as the Zanclean megaflood. Now, a new study finds evidence of this flood in ...

Instead, a colossal megaflood, known as the Zanclean Deluge, filled it with water over a surprisingly short period. An international team of scientists, including participants from the University of ...

The so-called Zanclean Megaflood is thought to have lasted between 2–16 years, with water flowing into the sea at a rate of 60–100 million cubic meters per second. For comparison, the ...

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

An international team of researchers has uncovered new evidence supporting the Zanclean megaflood, a theorized event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea after the Messinian Salinity Crisis had ...

"The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural ... identified geological features around Southeast Sicily that indicate a massive flood occurred across the region. The authors of the new ...

An international team of scientists, including the University of Southampton, have identified a series of geological features around South East Sicily that point to a massive flood taking place across ...

have identified a series of geological features around South East Sicily that point to a massive flood taking place across the region. "The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural ...

have identified a series of geological features around South East Sicily that point to a massive flood taking place across the region. "The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural ...