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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Melting glaciers of Central Asia worry scientists The shrinking glaciers have created a new threat for Kyrgyz towns and cities, with meltwater forming new lakes before tumbling down mountains in ...

The effects of a warming planet have been particularly visible in Central Asia. Subscribe . Digital Print . June 29, 2025 ... This aerial photograph taken on July 8 shows lakes of snowmelt in the ...

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 ...