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Toxic blue-green algae confirmed in Baltic Sea: avoid these waters

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Europe News

'Sea cannibal' spreads in Baltic, threatening native species

Resembling a jellyfish, glowing in the dark, and even eating its own young, the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi is one of the strangest sea creatures and is spreading ever more aggressively throughout the Baltic Sea.

Nature

Dangerous jellyfish, even in Germany: where you need to be careful

As sea temperatures rise, jellyfish are once again a familiar sight on many beaches, even in the Baltic and North Seas. A brief look at common species in popular holiday regions.

Europe News

Informal presidents' summit in Poland amid dispute with Zelenskyy

Polish President Karol Nawrocki hosted the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Romania for an informal meeting in Jurata ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

Europe News

Defying Russia: Poland and Germany want mega wind farms in Baltic Sea

Despite hybrid attacks from Russia, Poland is betting on offshore wind power from the Baltic Sea. At a forum in Berlin, one message was clear: the region could become Europe’s next major energy hub. Will Europe seize this opportunity?

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Travel News

13 floors, 1,240 rooms: Baltic Sea's largest hotel opens

Thirteen floors and 1,240 rooms: a mega-hotel on the Baltic Sea coast is about to open – but this is where the real snag lies.

Nature

Giant Nosferatu spiders on Baltic coast: What to do if they bite

Germany's nature conservation group NABU has for years tracked the spread of the giant Nosferatu spider. It has now reached the Baltic, common in Rügen and Usedom. How dangerous is it?

Travel News

‘Hellish’ bus 666 returns as FlixBus launches route to Hel

Three years after the disappearance of the famous 666 bus to the Hel Peninsula, the route will return to Polish roads, this time operated by FlixBus.

Europe News

Whale Timmy is dead, GPS tracker confirms identity

For days, it remained unclear whether the whale found dead off the Danish coast was Timmy. Authorities have now confirmed that the well-known humpback whale did not survive his journey through the Baltic Sea.

Earth News

Timmy the humpback whale presumed to have died

The entrepreneur-funded rescue effort said that it had fitted the previously stranded whale with a tracking device but this is suspected to be untrue.

Europe News

End of the rescue operation: Humpback whale "Timmy" released in the North Sea

The humpback whale that was rescued from a shallow Baltic Sea bay off the island of Poel has been released, the private rescue initiative has announced. However, it is unclear what condition the animal is in.

Earth News

Happy ending? Stranded humpback whale is finally on his way home

Fans can track Timmy's journey in real time.

Europe News

German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale passes key hurdle

The whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on 23 March before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times.

Europe News

NATO intercepts Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea

Many of the Russian flights that NATO monitors with its Baltic air policing mission, in place since Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined the alliance in 2004, are to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Europe News

Whale stranded on German coast swims off and gets stuck again

The plan was to lift the whale from the seabed using inflatable cushions and transport it with pontoons back to the North Sea or possibly as far as the Atlantic Ocean.

Europe News

German rescuers plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the whale

The rescue attempt, proposed by two entrepreneurs, involves lifting the whale using inflatable cushions and transporting it with pontoons.

Germany

Timmy the whale: Can whale songs save him? Biologist plans autopsy

For days now, marine biologists have been assuming that there is no rescue for Timmy the humpback whale stranded in the Bay of Wismar. The Environment Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now talking about a "minimally invasive attempt to mobilise the whale".