The legal status of the Caspian Sea has remained unresolved for nearly 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Caspian Sea has been classed by some as the world's largest "lake" ...

One of Earth's most interesting natural features, the Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on the planet, defying conventional classifications to be both a sea and a lake. Situated between ...

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union there has been a debate over the legal status of the Caspian Sea: Is it a sea, or is it a lake? And to whom does it belong? The outcome of this debate will have ...

Hundreds of Caspian terns died from bird flu on a Wisconsin island. Wildlife biologists are finding whole colonies of birds dead or dying on islands in Lake Michigan. The Caspian terns are listed as ...

Demarcation of the Caspian Sea has been one of the longest lasting casualties of the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Soviet collapse invalidated the 1940 Irano-Soviet ...

5.5 million years have passed since the emergence of the Caspian Sea in northern Iran. During this time, the sea has been repeatedly on the verge of drying up due to natural causes; now, some ...

Luke Coffey is a research fellow specialising in transatlantic and Eurasian security at a Washington DC based think tank. He previously served as a special adviser to the British defence secretary and ...

GREENSBORO - Caspian Lake is a perfect expanse of pure white snow under a blue-streaked sky this time of year, with only a couple of ice fisherman hauling their gear to their favorite spots. In the ...

The world's largest lake is so vast that it's four times larger than its closest competitor and is often dubbed as a fully-fledged sea. The world is home to some incredibly large bodies of water that ...