The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was ...

Soviet ekranoplans skimmed the sea at 600 km/h in a cloud of spray and vapor – the KM “Caspian Sea Monster” stunned NATO ...

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Around the world, rivers and lakes that sustained civilisations ...

Shipbuilder and oil producer Azerbaijan is handing over a tanker newbuilding as a gift to its Caspian Sea neighbour Turkmenistan. The move was announced by Azerbaijan’s deputy minister of economy, ...

A reptile fossil is the first of its kind with skin and partially webbed feet, possibly showing how later species like plesiosaurs adapted to water.

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some places, the sea has ...

What do you do when a mysterious sea serpent is prowling warm Gulf waters? You catch it, chop it up and make it into soup. That's the lesson learned in a segment in Nashville writer Allen Sircy's new ...

Simon Goodman has provided advice to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Caspian seal conservation, and in the past has conducted research and advised oil and gas companies in the ...

Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.

A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian cargo ship responsible for importing war material—most prominently including Shahed drones—from Iran across the Caspian Sea. Several weeks after its highly ...

Minister says water loss is accelerating Oil volumes fall at Azerbaijan's Dubendi terminal Baku port steps up dredging to maintain tanker access Seals and sturgeon under threat BAKU, Aug 21 (Reuters) ...

Paleontology researchers in Europe have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile – often referred to as a "Jurassic sea monster" or "sea dragon" – that existed nearly 183 million years ago.