The Aral Sea is drying out, one of the most severe ecological disasters caused by humans. The region has been devastated, but ...

Here is the famous Steppe, the dry grass-land, the never-ending plain stretching across Eurasia from China to Hungary. Rainfall is too limited for trees to grow. The climate is harsh, with hot ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The Aral Sea was once the third-largest lake in the world and home to a Russian Naval Flotilla. This inland body of water was the size of Ireland and surrounded by fishing villages. As well as ...

TASHKENT, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A joint scientific expedition on the ecological environment of the Aral Sea aimed at addressing ... network covering the entire basin has also been preliminarily ...

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three years China built seven new bases in the Spratly Islands, three of them ...

Manila faces a critical decision: exploit its natural gas reserves in the Reed Bank, a potential flashpoint with China, or risk losing them to Beijing.

Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea, it has large canines and a fierce expression, even though it is only 2 cm long. Its ... Beyond Needles: Introducing a New, Nature-Based Approach for ...

The robots’ task is to better understand how rapidly ice is melting — and how quickly that could cause catastrophic sea level rise. In March, scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

Ovintiv Inc. is considering a possible sale of its operations in the Uinta Basin, which could fetch as much as $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Denver-based Ovintiv is working ...

The US defence chief says the US command’s upgrade in Japan is the most significant progress in their alliance. Philippine president makes remarks as Beijing and Manila agree on a deal to defuse ...