The waters of the Caspian Sea appear deceptively calm. But this sea route – which provides a direct path between Iran and Russia – is increasingly busy with cargo traffic, including suspected weapons ...

Imagine walking along a coastline where the sea once lapped at your feet just twenty years ago, only to find nothing but barren sand stretching for miles. This isn't science fiction – it's the stark ...

There’s a spot on the shoreline from where Azamat Sarsenbayev used to jump into the brackish, blue-green Caspian Sea. Only a decade later, it now overlooks bare, stony ground stretching toward the ...

Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea shrinking, research has found. Urgent action is needed to protect endangered ...