dramatic sea-level drop or a slower, brine-filled process. This breakthrough offers new insight into the ancient forces that shaped the Mediterranean, helping scientists piece together the puzzle ...

Around 200 million years ago, during the Mesozoic Era, the Mediterranean region was part of the vast Tethys Ocean, a sea that separated the ancient supercontinents of Gondwana and Laurasia.

A submerged bridge made by ancient humans ... had flooded due to rising sea levels, with distinct calcium-rich deposits forming on it during periods of high sea level. Earlier studies have shown ...