One of Earth's most interesting natural features, the Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on the planet, defying conventional classifications to be both a sea and a lake. Situated ...

It would add enough water to the Volga to maintain—or lift—the level of the Caspian Sea. To its only outlet ... Ural and other smaller rivers. In recent years, the Volga’s contribution ...

The Caspian Sea has long stood as a testament to the intricate ... Rising global temperatures and reduced inflow from the Volga River, which supplies 80 percent of the sea’s freshwater, have ...

The “weird” sandy protrusion emerged in the Caspian Sea after a mud volcano erupted in early 2023. By then end of last year it had almost completely disappeared – dissolving away “like an ...

Zebra mussels are small, fingernail-sized mussels native to the Caspian Sea region of Asia. They were discovered in Lake St. Clair (part of the Great Lakes) near Detroit in 1988. They are tolerant ...