Way up in the mountains of central Asia, a bizarre, hairy creature skitters across the rocky ground. Scientists who were hiking in the remote region happened to spot the animal and determined it ...

By summer's end, more than 600 miles will be added to the Kyrgyz Nomad Trail, granting hikers access to lesser-known parts of ...

The Central Tian-Shan are so deep in the ... Much must still be done be- fore these great mountain ranges of Cen- tral Asia are properly explored or cor- rectly mapped, but Dr. Merzbacher's ...

Get way (way) off the beaten track at this alpine lake where you can take a dip in its cool waters, embark on some magnificent hikes, and try local glamping.

ASTANA – Downstream countries in Central Asia could face growing water shortages as intensive agricultural practices, climate ...

High in the mountains of Uzbekistan ... “These would have been important urban hubs in central Asia, especially as you moved out of lowland oases and into more challenging high-altitude settings ...

“This changes everything we thought we knew.” Lidar is helping uncover medieval cities high in the mountains of Central Asia along the Silk Road where trade caravans, like this one depicted in ...

It stood as one of the largest Central Asian cities of its ... of small and large lowland cities in medieval Asia, the researchers say. The mountain city’s fortress, flanked by a castle or ...

That time coincided with Larsen’s journeys to the Altai Mountains of Central Asia to investigate traditional skiing. “They had permanent skins on all their skis and that’s the way they always had them ...

The “Five Stans” – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are formidable former Soviet Union republics in the heart of Central Asia. This Central Asian region ...

Between 14 and 30 percent of glaciers in the Tian-Shan and Pamir—the two main mountain ranges in Central Asia—have melted over the last 60 years, according to a report by the Eurasian ...

It is fitting for a range that is dotted with gold mines, including Kumtor, one of Central Asia’s largest and a symbol of Kyrgyz national pride. Moreover, it is not just the mountains of Central ...