Gotska Sandön has long been regarded as a lonely and desolate place where people only occasionally hunted seals. But recent archaeological investigations reveal a considerably more complex history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Researchers found that historically low sea levels in the Baltic Sea may open the door for its chemical and ...

Scientists have grown algae that was collected from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and which probably sank about 7,000 years ago. Although it was without light or oxygen for thousands of years, it ...

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 A research team led by the Leibniz ...

A research team was able to revive dormant stages of algae that sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea almost 7,000 years ago. Dormancy allows many organisms, from bacteria to mammals, to survive harsh ...

A slice of history has been uncovered deep beneath the Baltic Sea, in what researchers have hailed as a “thrilling discovery”. The ground-breaking find was spotted by happy accident in Germany’s Bay ...

Compared with Russia’s hulking nuclear-powered submarines, Sweden’s a26, at just 66 metres long, is a compact model. But what the Saab-built sub lacks in size it makes up for in stealth and ...