Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

The environmental disaster dubbed the "Quiet Chernobyl" still affects Earth's mantle today, with land around the Aral Sea ...

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. But what happens when ...

Stihia Festival attracts thousands to Muynak, Uzbekistan, spotlighting the Aral Sea’s environmental crisis while blending electronic music, art, and local culture on the site of a vanished sea.

Waiting for the sea It took just 40 years for the Aral Sea to dry up. Fishing ports suddenly found themselves in a desert. But in one small part of the sea, water is returning.

With representatives from over 30 countries and 20 international organisations, the Eco Expo Central Asia 2025 served as a platform showcasing technologies and setting new policy directions.

Uzbekistan has announced two major environmental initiatives: the expansion of ecological recovery projects in Karakalpakstan, the region most affected by the Aral Sea crisis and the upcoming launch ...

Uzbekistan has announced two major environmental initiatives: the expansion of ecological recovery projects in Karakalpakstan, the region most affected by the Aral Sea crisis and the upcoming ...

Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.

Italy and Turkmenistan have launched a joint environmental project to improve the ecological situation in the Aral Sea region. The initiative includes innovative technologies, joint training ...

‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’ Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.