Eurasianet on MSN2d
Environmental groups caution against overdevelopment of river resources in Central Asia
A CEE Bankwatch background report stressed that the evaporation of the Aral Sea was caused by extensive damming on the middle ...
New Atlas2d
New map shows Antarctica without its ice
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away ...
How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures
Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ...
Eos5d
Asian Megadeltas: Tackling Coastal Flooding Challenges
Integrating scientific insights into current actions is crucial for steering future research directions and underpinning ...
Gameranx9d
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: All Artifacts of Asia Locations
Each area of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is filled with different types of collectibles, with the ones the most fitting for Indy’s love of preserving history being the Lost Artifacts. These are ...
ThePrint on MSN9h
A water carrier for the gods—the Kamandalu in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Citizen Scientists Are Hitting the Streets of the Country’s Fastest-Warming Cities to Collect Detailed Temperature Data
The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler ...
Greek Reporter9d
Rigas Feraios: On the Trail of the Protomartyr of Greek Independence
Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and agitator in the ...
Striking the right balance on Irish offshore wind and protection of marine life
High-value habitats can be avoided if identified but it is the less obvious impacts that are so far known to cause the ...
The Saratogian8d
RITTNER: Happy Birthday, Emma Willard, Part 2
Emma Willard and geologist Amos Eaton had an interesting relationship. DeWitt Clinton hired Eaton to survey territory for the ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty3d
Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan's Border Agreement: Deal Of The Century?
Just weeks after a four-day border war in 2022, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon couldn't shake hands. Now, as they prepare to put a border dispute behind them, they are ...
The Print on MSN5d
How images from US spy satellites are helping map Bodh Gaya’s sacred landscape
The associate professor said we're lucky India didn't have industrial landscape changes before the 80s. It’s why the images ...