The Trump administration is proposing to auction offshore oil drilling leases across new portions of the U.S. coast as soon as 2026, according to internal documents viewed by CBS News.

"In this short documentary, we will take a closer look at the cause and consequences of the AralSea depletion that has been occurring during the past 60 years. The greed from the Soviet Union led to ...

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Around the world, rivers and lakes that sustained civilisations ...

Authorities in Uzbekistan are increasingly optimistic of arresting the continued decline in domestic natural gas production after exploring the hydrocarbon potential of deep reservoirs at the large ...

Nukus, Karakalpakstan, August 28, 2025 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over mobile laboratory equipment to the Karakalpak Republican Center for Agricultural Services under the ...

The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity. Origins The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.

The Awaza Political Declaration outlines a unified vision for enhancing transit connectivity, digital transformation, and climate resilience in LLDCs. Anchored in the Awaza Programme of Action, it ...

From 1925, when the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was declared a part of the Soviet Union, one photographer was able to capture the “radical social surgery” enacted by the Bolsheviks that forever ...

Energy and trade on the Caspian Sea remain very important for the region’s, and even the world’s, growth and prosperity. The Caspian region, a vital geopolitical crossroads and emerging trade artery, ...

Putrid, potentially harmful levels of hydrogen sulfide blow off the fast-drying Salton Sea far more often than what is recorded by regional air regulators, according to new research. The gap is likely ...

The System Analysis and Foresight Briefs unit supports Early Warning Insights, Zero Waste, the CITES MIKE Programme, and the Nairobi Convention. Early Warning Insights turns environmental risk data ...