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Located between Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body ...
Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new island in the northern part of the Caspian Sea, but they haven't managed to ...
In 1863, a Russian paleontologist and mining engineer made his way through the Eocene strata of the Caucasus to the shores of the Caspian Sea. His name was Hermann Vil’gel’movich Abikh, and he ...
Damming, over-extraction, pollution and, increasingly, the human-caused climate crisis are driving the decline of the Caspian Sea. Some experts fear it’s being pushed to the point of no return.
However, if global temperatures rise over 2 degrees Celsius, the sea could drop nearly 70 feet by 2100, according to the study. The Caspian Sea covers an area of 143,200 square miles, if action is not ...
The island was spotted by satellite in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, NASA says. NASA photo Like some sort of modern Atlantis, a “ghost” island has largely ...
The island was spotted by satellite in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, NASA says. NASA photo Like some sort of modern Atlantis, a “ghost” island has largely ...
Russia has not confirmed its use of the Caspian for attacks on Ukraine, but it was not always so coy. In October 2015, official media quoted then-Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying that the ...
Caspian seals are the only marine mammals in the Caspian Sea and do not live anywhere else. Once numbering over 1 million in the early 20th century, their population is estimated to have dwindled ...
Damming, over-extraction, pollution and, increasingly, the human-caused climate crisis are driving the decline of the Caspian Sea. Some experts fear it’s being pushed to the point of no return.