Discarded explosives were dumped into the Baltic and North seas after World War II. Their deadly legacy is still with us.

Boats are in seen in Rostock, Germany, on the Baltic Sea, March 10, 2025. Bernd Wustneck/Picture Alliance/DPA via Getty Images In a breakthrough experiment, researchers from the Leibniz Institute ...

In September 1984, he was ransomed from Cottbus prison by the Federal Republic of Germany. In his autobiographical book "Stasi-Knast" (Leipzig, new edition 2024), he describes the oppressive ...

Supported by By Michael Schwirtz Photographs by James Hill Michael Schwirtz and James Hill spent 14 hours aboard a French naval plane as it patrolled the Baltic Sea, monitored commercial shipping ...

For much of their history, three Nordic countries, Finland, Sweden, and Norway, were one nation within the Swedish Empire. Now, after Finland and Sweden have ...

Baltic Sentry taps at least 10 ships under NATO command at any given time and splits them into two task groups. It also uses ...

The EU suspects it as part of a 'shadow fleet' used by Russia to evade oil sanctions. Authorities have reported vessels with navigation systems off and disturbance in satellite navigation signals ...

In a breakthrough study, researchers have successfully revived dormant algae that sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea nearly 7,000 years ago. The tiny diatom cells, buried in sediment without light ...

EXCLUSIVE: East Germany is not necessarily a tourist destination, but up on its north coast, there are some spots that can be ...

Fully active again even after around 7,000 years without light and oxygen in the Baltic Sea sediment: the diatom Skeletonema marinoi. Credit: S. Bolius, IOW. After spending nearly 7,000 years ...