Alexander the Great's empire spanned much of the known world, but historians are still debating whether he knew about the ...

The Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, with support from a grant provided by the French ...

Imagine a body of water so vast that fishermen once sailed for hours without seeing land, where waves crashed against busy ...

Once among the world’s largest lakes, the Aral Sea has almost vanished due to massive Soviet irrigation schemes; this ...

Mirtalipova’s parable-like account of the Aral Sea’s dwindling waters makes for a startling story of ecological change. A series of seven opening maps chronologically establishes the dramatic ...

This article examines the issue of coastal groundwater salinization in the EU, particularly its impact on freshwater reserves ...

Despite its tropical climate and floodplain location, Bangladesh—one of the world's most densely populated nations—seasonally ...

As sea levels rise and soils grow saltier, even the iconic Sabal palmetto—the official state tree of Florida also known as ...

Millions have seen the heart-wrenching video of a polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering its thin, bony frame. Shot by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier of the nonprofit group ...

A massive fossil site in Qatar has uncovered the world’s richest sea cow bonebed and a new species, Salwasiren qatarensis.