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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3h
How Well Did the Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Actually Work?
Historians think the 2,000-year-old device was used to predict the positions of celestial bodies. A new digital simulation ...
Greek Reporter3d
Greek Scientists’ Urgent Plea to Preserve the Iconic Shipwreck of Zakynthos
Greek scientists have issued an urgent plea for the rescue of the ship "Panagiotis" from the iconic Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach.
KBIA20d
How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis
An old wooden boat built to hold just a few dozen passengers was loaded by smugglers with 300 refugees from Syria, Eritrea, Afghanistan and Iraq, that set sail from Turkey to the Greek island of ...
Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island
The Greek coast guard said it had found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on the tiny island of Farmakonisi in ...
SFGate15d
Sf Journalist Details Devastating 2015 Shipwreck In ‘A Greek Tragedy’
San Francisco journalist Jeanne Carstensen shines a light on the humanity underlying a recent historic event in "A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck ... off the Greek island of Lesvos ...
The World from PRX on MSN18d
New book ‘A Greek Tragedy’ recounts harrowing shipwreck at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis
Author Jeanne Carstensen details a deadly shipwreck she witnessed through accounts from survivors and rescuers alike.
Capital Public Radio20d
How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis
NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek ... on the island. And I didn't know anything about the people who had lived through this shipwreck.
The Straits Times4d
Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island
ATHENS - The Greek ... the island, just 6 miles (9.7 km) off the Turkish coast, coast guard officials said, adding they were still searching for other survivors of a potential shipwreck.
Iowa Public Radio20d
How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis
Her new book, "A Greek Tragedy ... it impacted the individuals on the island. And I didn't know anything about the people who had lived through this shipwreck. SIMON: Let me ask you about a ...