The oldest olive tree in the world is located in Chania, Crete, Greece. The ancient tree is 3000 years old, as determined by ...

Othonoi, just outside of Corfu, is known for being the westernmost point of Greece as well as Calypso's island in Homer’s ...

Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive The dried out Lake Picrolimni is seen from above, in the village of Mikrokampos, northern Greece, Aug ...

By Vania Turner KALAVRYTA, Greece (Reuters) -On the wooded slopes surrounding the village of Kalavryta in southwestern Greece ...

Our colleagues in Greece were enthusiastic about getting together to help the forest regain its natural place after last summer’s fires. The work they did is part of our broader FedEx Cares ...

A severe drought in northern Greece, worsened by successive heat waves and low rainfall, is causing water shortages that are threatening agriculture, drying up lakes, and stressing local ...

The Greek goddess of the oak tree was named Daphne. Daphne was a dryad who fell in love with Apollo, which caused her father, Peneus, to turn her into a pine tree where she could hide from Apollo.

A blaze engulfs trees in its path as forest fires approach the village of Pefki on Evia, Greece's second largest island, on August 8, 2021. Wildfires on the island destroyed an ancient, 2,500-year ...

Tree No. 5014 is a pretty good-size tree, with an 80-inch diameter trunk. But it's splitting in half -- "literally pulling itself apart," said Lynn -- and it won't be saved.