Once part of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan is now home to an atomic lake created during the USSR’s reign. This lake is in the ...

Explore the largest lakes in the world, including lake names, surface areas, and bordering countries. From the Caspian Sea ...

Leaving behind their settled life in Istanbul, Turkish psychologist Idil Saliha Duran and her husband, carpenter Burak Duran, ...

One side of the Balkhash — the biggest lake in Central Asia after the Caspian Sea — has salt water, but on the other it is fresh. In such a strange environment, rare species have abounded.

This is the longest hiking trail in Central Asia—here’s what to know before you try it. By summer's end, more than 600 miles will be added to the Kyrgyz Nomad Trail, granting hikers access to ...

The Aral Sea, in Central Asia, used to be the fourth largest lake in the world, after the Caspian Sea, and Lakes Superior and Victoria. Now barely 10% of it is left.

The study finds that glacier retreat, shrinking rivers, and rising temperatures are dramatically altering regional hydrology.

Researchers in Europe say they have found the origin of a plague that wiped out half of the continent's population in the 14th century.

A massive environmental threat is looming over Kazakhstan and the entire Central Asia region: a lake that experts warn could flood vast areas if left unchecked. This video explores the origins and ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...