A remarkable genetic breakthrough has uncovered what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of a Neanderthal “community” ...

New study reveals the Bronze Age Caucasus diet included wine, dairy, and imported pine resin, uncovered through ancient ...

An international study published in Current Biology presents the results of the analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA ...

Bedross Der Matossian of the –Lincoln has received a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship to support his project on mass violence in ...

In 2018, Kazakhstan established the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve to rebuild the ecosystem, alongside efforts to restore ...

Arslanbek Makhmudov took on rite of passage in woods outside Moscow but admitted he would not like to repeat ‘terrifying’ ...

As the war in Iran spreads beyond the Middle East, it is reshaping the South Caucasus, bringing rising proxy threats, ...

When it comes to connecting the continents of Asia and Europe, Azerbaijan and Georgia play a vital role in the transit of energy. The leaders of both countries have outlined how they will work ...

Dagestan, a Russian region in the North Caucasus, declared a state of emergency after heavy flooding that state media said had left as many as half a million people without power. Emergency crews ...

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds Your taste in music may feel unique, but there may be ...

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really just waiting for their mothers to return. A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...