The country you may have never heard of that's the furthest from any ocean - 1,620 miles
A landlocked country in central Asia is home to some of the world's most beautiful lakes but is the furthest nation from any ...
Scientific American29 天
Lost Silk Road Cities Discovered High in the Mountains of Central Asia
On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce ...
Science News1 个月
Silk Road cities reached surprising heights in Central Asia’s mountains
Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding ... colleagues report October 23 in Nature. “Think of these high-altitude ...
Asia Society1 年
Central Asia's Crisis of Governance
Since emerging as independent states from the ruins of the Soviet Union more than 20 years ago, the five Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have ...
The New York Times1 个月
Ancient Cities Unearthed in Mountains of Central Asia
published on Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, describe the two sites as “the largest and most comprehensive urban plans of any medieval city” in Central Asia situated at high ...
Phys.org1 个月
High-res lidar exposes large, high-elevation cities along Asia's Silk Roads
Images and details of the discovery were published in Nature. Co-authors include Jack ... and travelers from the sixth through 11th centuries in Central Asia. The two cities are located in rugged ...
BirdLife International1 天
New report: EU falling short on 2030 biodiversity goals
NGOs are outraged that the European Commission challenges the decision to close sandeel fishing in UK waters to save marine ...
DW - South Africa on MSN29 天
Two lost medieval Silk Road cities mapped in Central Asia
The authors say Tugunbulak was one of the largest cities in central Asia during the early-medieval period. "These would have ...