Vast waves of golden-hued sand dunes, barren mountains, buttes and surreal rock formations ... crocodiles and a plethora of bird species, including the African fish eagle and saddle-billed stork.

The approach identified a genetic signature in people living in a region between the Caucasus mountains and the lower Volga River to the north that connects the earliest Yamnaya and ancient ...

In many parts of Russia’s North Caucasus region, Muslim women often lose custody of their children if they divorce, remarry, or become widows. All four fighters competing for world titles at UFC ...

At the biggest international fighting event so far this year, all four athletes competing for world championship titles hail from the Caucasus ... s because of the mountains and tough conditions ...

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Azerbaijani President Aliyev's insistence on the Zangezur corridor has stalled the peace process with Armenia. Armenia is resistant to ceding sovereignty over the corridor and wary of Russian ...

When exposed to an increase in the water temperature of their habitat, zebrafish, three-spined stickleback and flounder adapt ...

NANCHANG -- Chinese researchers have discovered a new fish species in East China's Jiangxi province, according to the local ...

The rugged Annamite Mountains, which stretch ... tested it to reveal the presence of 161 species, including the dwarf loach (an endangered freshwater fish), the Asiatic softshell turtle and ...

In a forest in southern China at the edge of the Wuling Mountains, a previously unknown species with bright bulging copper eyes and fringed toes sat chirping by a river. In 2024, researchers ...

The tough part is that fish cannot be compared to other species, she said, like mammals or birds. "That has a lot to do with their anatomy and physiology and the way that their brains and their ...