Silks and spices were historically traded along a series of routes criss-crossing Central Asia, famously known as the Silk ...

Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of gray rocks, reminiscing how ...

The area is home to thousands of glaciers that are melting at an alarming rate in Central Asia, already hard-hit ... the water flow and to "draw up maps to ensure people and infrastructure don ...

The use of “-stan” reflects the historical and cultural influence of Persian civilization. Historically, the Persian Empire significantly influenced Central Asia, which led to the adoption of this ...

Rarely does an industrial accident develop into a major tourist attraction. But when a Soviet exploratory team drilled for natural gas in Turkmenistan more than 50 years ago, they are said to have ...

Japan Airlines said that it had canceled some Wednesday flights arriving and departing from parts of central Japan ... More about Yan Zhuang Extreme Weather Maps: Track the possibility of extreme ...

ur fourth annual Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list showcases small ... Spacetech company Digantara is building what it calls a Google Maps for space. Commercial space companies and government agencies ...

Here is the famous Steppe, the dry grass-land, the never-ending plain stretching across Eurasia from China to Hungary. Rainfall is too limited for trees to grow. The climate is harsh, with hot ...