(PhysOrg.com) -- The Caspian Horse, also known as the "King's Horse" or the Mazandaran horse, is the oldest breed of horse still in existence. The newest discovery of remains makes it even older than originally believed. ...
The climate in Central Asia, currently a semiarid region, has varied over the past 500,000 years. An accurate record of the past climate can help scientists understand current climate and better predict how the climate may ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2012
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Zebra mussels from the Caspian Sea, introduced to North America by accident, are becoming a veritable plague releasing toxic chemicals into the Great Lakes, Canadian biologists say.
Environment
Oct 1, 2011
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For the first time in 50 years two Persian leopard cubs have been born in a Russian national park in a major effort to reintroduce the endangered species back to the wild.
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2013
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Earth's largest inland body of water has been slowly evaporating for the past two decades due to rising temperatures associated with climate change, a new study finds.
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2017
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Early action could be crucial to addressing the problem of major increases in jellyfish numbers, which appears to be the result of human activities.
Ecology
Jun 8, 2009
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The pages of ecological history are filled with woeful tales of destruction from non-native species -- organisms that originated elsewhere.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2011
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Coastal nations are rightly worried about sea level rise, but in the countries around the Caspian Sea, over 100 million people are facing the opposite problem: an enormous drop in sea level. Technically, this sea is a land-locked ...
Environment
Dec 23, 2020
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The leaders of the five states bordering the Caspian Sea meet in Kazakhstan on Sunday to sign a landmark deal on the inland sea which boasts a wealth of oil and gas reserves and sturgeon.
Environment
Aug 12, 2018
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UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction.
Ecology
Mar 22, 2012
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